Genetics and molecular biology controversies on Mendelian randomization and proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9 inhibitor clinical trials: more data still necessary.

Curr Opin Lipidol

aLipid Clinic Heart Institute (InCor), University of Sao Paulo Medical School Hospital bPreventive Medicine Center, Cardiology Program, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Published: December 2017

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