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Pharmacogenetics of Statin-Induced Myopathy: A Focused Review of the Clinical Translation of Pharmacokinetic Genetic Variants

Statins are the most commonly prescribed drugs in the United States and are extremely effective in reducing major cardiovascular events in the millions of Americans with hyperlipidemia. However, many patients (up to 25%) cannot tolerate or discontinue statin therapy due to statin-induced myopathy (S...

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Autores principales: Talameh, Jasmine A, Kitzmiller, Joseph P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4160888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25221728
http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2153-0645.1000128