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Genetics Variations in HMG-CoA Casues Statin Induced Myopathy
- FollowingTheDao 3y agoHere is the layman's version (Paywall): https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/06/the-gene-that-explains-statins-most-puzzling-side-effect/674542/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/06/the-gene-... The fact that this is some "amazing discovery" reveals how little medicine cares about genetic variation and how important it is to look at each person as an individual case. My family (and myself) have a history of statin induced myopathy and I knew it was from this gene five years ago.