Impact of 3'UTR genetic variants in PCSK9 and LDLR genes on plasma lipid traits and response to atorvastatin in Brazilian subjects: a pilot study. - Concepedia

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Impact of 3'UTR genetic variants in PCSK9 and LDLR genes on plasma lipid traits and response to atorvastatin in Brazilian subjects: a pilot study.

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2015

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Tomás Zambrano, Mário Hiroyuki Hirata, Álvaro Cerda, Egı́dio Lima Dórea, Gelba Almeida Pinto, Maria Cecília Gusukuma, Marcelo Chiara Bertolami, Luis A. Salazar, Rosário Dominguez Crespo Hirata

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The rs14158 SNP contributes to hypercholesterolemia. Also, a putative microRNA regulation may influence HDL-C variability observed in rs17111557 carriers. Cholesterol-lowering response to atorvastatin is not influenced by LDLR and PCSK9 variants.

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