Two for the heart: Dutch Pharmacogenetic Working Group prescribing guidance on statins and sulfonylureas to reduce cardiometabolic risk

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Sean P David. Eur J Hum Genet. 2025 Apr.

. 2025 Apr;33(4):399-401.

doi: 10.1038/s41431-025-01796-y. Epub 2025 Feb 5.

Sean P David^{1

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Dutch Pharmacogenetics Working Group (DPWG) guideline for the gene-drug interaction between SLCO1B1 and statins and CYP2C9 and sulfonylureas.
Wolthuis DFGJ, Nijenhuis M, Soree B, de Boer-Veger NJ, Buunk AM, Guchelaar HJ, Risselada A, Rongen GAPJM, van Schaik RHN, Swen JJ, Touw DJ, van Westrhenen R, Deneer VHM, Houwink EJF. Wolthuis DFGJ, et al. Eur J Hum Genet. 2025 Apr;33(4):413-420. doi: 10.1038/s41431-024-01769-7. Epub 2024 Dec 15. Eur J Hum Genet. 2025. PMID: 39676086

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