Article
Chromosomal and gonadal sex drive sex differences in lipids and hepatic gene expression in response to hypercholesterolemia and statin treatment
2022-09-01
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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Background</h4> Biological sex impacts susceptibility and presentation of cardiovascular disease, which remains the leading cause of death for both sexes. To reduce cardiovascular disease risk, statin drugs are commonly prescribed to reduce circulating cholesterol levels through inhibition of cholesterol synthesis. The effectiveness of statin therapy differs between individuals with a sex b...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 771d484c-471c-59f2-b654-3e0fef94f73e
- DOI
- 10.1101/2022.08.29.505758
