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A missed protective drug–drug interaction of DPP-4 inhibitors and statins on myopathy risk

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  1. Institute for Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Institute for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Auf’m Hennekamp 65, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Oliver Kuss & Wolfgang Rathmann

  2. Institute of Medical Statistics, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Oliver Kuss

  3. German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Munich, Germany

    Wolfgang Rathmann

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Kuss, O., Rathmann, W. A missed protective drug–drug interaction of DPP-4 inhibitors and statins on myopathy risk. Acta Diabetol 57, 113–114 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00592-019-01440-4

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