WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. researchers said on Monday they may have made progress toward explaining why statin drugs, which lower cholesterol, do not work as well in some people as in others -- especially blacks.
They found two variations in a gene involved in the body's own production of cholesterol appeared to make statin drugs work less effectively.
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