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Jul 09, 2012
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Turning off key piece of genetic coding eliminates toxic effect of statins, SLU research finds
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Saint Louis University
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United States
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Genomics
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In research funded by the National Institutes of Health and the American Heart Association and published in EMBO Molecular Medicine, Saint Louis University investigator Ángel Baldán, Ph.D., found that the microRNA miR-33 plays a key role in regulating bile metabolism. Further, the research suggests that, in an animal model, the manipulation of this microRNA can improve the liver toxicity that can be caused by statins.......> Full story
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