South-Asian population has a higher likelihood for diabetes risk for statins regardless of potency

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 283-284

  Sonal Sekhar, M ^a   Unnikrishnan, M K ^a  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG POTENCY; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LETTER; MASS; MUSCLE MASS; NEW ONSET DIABETES; PHENOTYPE; SOUTH ASIAN; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DOSE RESPONSE; INDIA; RISK FACTOR;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; INDIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84925348316     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2014.12.026     Document Type: Letter

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