The SEARCH investigators performed a well-powered, genomewide association study and identified common single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that are strongly associated with statin-related myopathy.

"He has what is called necrotising autoimmune myopathy caused by statin medication," she shared from the hospital. "His body was eating away at his muscles." Viewers in the comments reported ...

accounting for 72% of statin-related adverse events. Statin-associated muscle symptoms typically include myalgia, myopathy and myositis with elevated creatinine kinase. Actual muscle damage ...

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Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs could be available to millions ... as the drugs have potential side effects such as myopathy and muscle pains, and stressed that they should not be viewed as ...

Potential differential diagnoses include metabolic muscle disorders, polymyalgia rheumatica, drug-related myopathy, hypothyroidism, neuromuscular disorders, and paraneoplastic syndrome.