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Study: Gene causes statin-related muscle pain
Some people who take cholesterol-lowering statins experience muscle pain or weakness, and British researchers say they may have discovered why. The scientists scanned genes for a variation in the DNA code called SLC01B1variant. They found that people who had an abnormality in this gene were more likely to suffer the statin-related muscle pain and weakness--known as myopathy--than people who had normal genes. Experts say this discovery may help doctors screen patients to find out who is at greatest risk of experiencing myopathy from statin use.
(TheMedGuru) UPDATED 07/24/2008Click here to read the full story
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