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Review
. 2020 Jun 25;30(7):1068-1069.
doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2020.05.003. Epub 2020 May 13.

May statins and PCSK9 inhibitors be protective from COVID-19 in familial hypercholesterolemia subjects?

Roberto Scicali  1 , Antonino Di Pino  1 , Salvatore Piro  1 , Agata M Rabuazzo  1 , Francesco Purrello  2
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Review

May statins and PCSK9 inhibitors be protective from COVID-19 in familial hypercholesterolemia subjects?

Roberto Scicali et al. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. .
No abstract available

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