Are Your Prescription Cholesterol Drugs Not Working? It Could Be In Your Genes

Prescription drugs used to treat high cholesterol levels either modify or block the way cholesterol is made in the liver or block its entrance into the bloodstream from the small intestine. While these drugs are highly effective in lower cholesterol levels in a large percentage of the population, there are still many people who either cannot tolerate them, or receive no benefits after taking them. This is causing many scientists to look at gene therapy to individually treat this small percentage of the population. Scientists say that recognizing gene mutations can help doctors to predict which medications would best work for the patient. Read about it out here.