Abstract:Background: Statin-induced myopathy is reported to be associated with the solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 1B1 gene single nucleotide polymorphism, c.521T>C. There is no epidemiologic data on this gene polymorphism in several countries. Therefore, this study aimed at assessing the genotype and allele frequencies of the gene variant in three countries.
Methods: This study involved healthy individuals from Colombia, Mozambique, and Portugal. Genomic DNA was isolated from blood samples us… Show more
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