Gene variant of SLC01B1 increases Zocor AE risk

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Gene variant of SLC01B1 increases Zocor AE risk

Postby cjbrooksjc » Fri Oct 28, 2011 1:53 pm

When subjects were stratified by statin type, the SLCO1B1 rs4149056 genotype was significantly associated with myopathy in patients who received simvastatin.

Differential effect of the rs4149056 variant in SLCO1B1 on myopathy associated with simvastatin and atorvastatin:

**http://www.nature.com/tpj/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/tpj201092a.html

File this away for your physician or for future reference.

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