The study, recently published in The Pharmacogenomics Journal , addresses a critical knowledge gap by focussing on participants of British South Asian descent, who are typically underrepresented in genetic studies and highly likely to have a cardio-metabolic disease, which is both a statin indication and a risk factor for young onset cataracts. Statins are lipid-lowering medicines that are used to lower cholesterol levels in the blood and are widely prescribed. The reported association between statin use and cataract risk is controversial.

https://www.miragenews.com/genetic-study-of-british-south-asians-disputes-1042189/

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