Drug to Cut Cholesterol Level Tests Better Than Statins - NYTimes.com

The drug works by modifying the way cholesterol levels are naturally controlled. A protein produced in the liver ( PCSK9 )helps limit the amount of LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, that liver cells can remove from the bloodstream. The new drug, called REGN727, is a monoclonal antibody, made in a laboratory, that blocks the action of that protein.
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