1. CKM and LILRB5 Are Associated With Serum Levels of Creatine Kinase.
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Dubé, Marie-Pierre, Zetler, Rosa, Barhdadi, Amina, Brown, Andrew M. K., Mongrain, Ian, Normand, Valérie, Laplante, Nathalie, Asselin, Géraldine, Feroz Zada, Yassamin, Provost, Sylvie, Bergeron, Jean, Kouz, Simon, Dufour, Robert, Diaz, Ariel, de Denus, Simon, Turgeon, Jacques, Rhéaume, Eric, Phillips, Michael S., and Tardif, Jean-Claude
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CREATINE kinase ,IMMUNOGLOBULINS ,GENETIC disorders ,STATINS (Cardiovascular agents) - Abstract
The article discusses the research that investigates the association with creatine kinase muscle (CKM) and leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor subfamily B member 5 (LILRB5) gene with serum levels of creatine kinase. It states that the research was conducted on patients recruited in Quebec, Canada. It mentions the underlying genetic determinants of CK variation in statin users.
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- 2014
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