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Association of Genetic Variants Related to CETP Inhibitors and Statins With Lipoprotein Levels and Cardiovascular Risk

Brian A. Ference, John J.P. Kastelein, Henry N. Ginsberg, M. John Chapman, Stephen J. Nicholls, Kausik K. Ray, Chris J. Packard, Ulrich Laufs, Robert D. Brook, Clare Oliver‐Williams, Adam S. Butterworth, John Danesh, George Davey Smith, Alberico L. Catapano, Marc S. Sabatine

JAMA · 2017

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Summary

Combined exposure to variants in the genes that encode the targets of CETP inhibitors and statins was associated with discordant reductions in LDL-C and apoB levels and a corresponding risk of cardiovascular events that was proportional to the attenuated reduction in apoB but significantly less than expected per unit change in LDL-C. The clinical benefit of lowering LDL-C levels may therefore depend on the corresponding reduction in apoB-containing lipoprotein particles.

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1001/jama.2017.11467
Catalogue ID
BFmoef2ocf-8awdzz
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