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High-Risk Polymorphisms Associated with the Molecular Function of Human HMGCR Gene Infer the Inhibition of Cholesterol Biosynthesis

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Published in 2022 at "BioMed Research International"

DOI: 10.1155/2022/4558867

Abstract: HMG-CoA reductase or HMGCR (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase) is a rate-limiting enzyme involved in cholesterol biosynthesis. HMGCR plays an important role in the possible occurrence of hypercholesterolemia leading to atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. This enzyme is… read more here.

Keywords: hmgcr gene; hmgcr; cholesterol biosynthesis;