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SUBMITTER: Alrajeh K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9979151 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Alrajeh Khalifa K Roman Youssef M YM
Pharmacogenomics 20230118 1
Statins are widely used medications for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Statin-induced musculoskeletal symptoms are the primary adverse drug events contributing to poor adherence to lipid-lowering therapy. Rosuvastatin is characterized by interindividual differences in systemic exposure among different patient population subgroups. The missense variant <i>Q141K</i> within <i>ABCG2</i>, highly prevalent in some Asian subgroups, results in decreased transporter eff ...[more]