Association Between Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol–Lowering Genetic Variants and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

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Abstract
Treatment with statins, the pharmacological agents of choice for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)–lowering therapy in cardiovascular prevention,1,2 is associated with weight gain and a higher incidence of new-onset type 2 diabetes.3-5 Ezetimibe, an inhibitor of the LDL-C transporter Niemann-Pick C1-Like 1 (NPC1L1),6,7 has been approved as a lipid-lowering agent, but it is unclear whether its use will be associated with an adverse metabolic risk profile.