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Statin treatment effectiveness and the SLCO1B1*5 reduced function genotype: Long-term outcomes in women and men.

Deniz TürkmenJane A H MasoliChia-Ling KuoJack BowdenDavid MelzerLuke C Pilling
Published in: British journal of clinical pharmacology (2022)
In this large community sample of patients on commonly prescribed statins, the SLCO1B1*5 decreased function variant had much larger effects on cholesterol control and treatment duration in women than in men. Efforts to improve the effectiveness of statin therapy in women may need to include SLCO1B1*5 genotype-guided statin selection.
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