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Genetic Variant Again Linked With Statin Side Effects
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Title Genetic Variant Again Linked With Statin Side Effects
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/710435?src=rss
Description Carriers of the SLCO1B1*5 allele are at a twofold increased risk of mild statin-induced side effects, and the majority of these individuals had normal creatine-kinase levels. Heartwire
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Date Oct 14, 2009
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