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SUBMITTER: Aslibekyan S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5347146 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Aslibekyan Stella S Straka Robert J RJ Irvin Marguerite R MR Claas Steven A SA Arnett Donna K DK
Expert review of cardiovascular therapy 20130301 3
High levels of HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) have traditionally been linked to lower incidence of cardiovascular disease, prompting the search for effective and safe HDL-C raising pharmaceutical agents. Although drugs such as niacin and fibrates represent established therapeutic approaches, HDL-C response to such therapies is variable and heritable, suggesting a role for pharmacogenomic determinants. Multiple genetic polymorphisms, located primarily in genes encoding lipoproteins, cholesteryl ester tr ...[more]