Description
Dalcetrapibisacholesterolestertransferprotein(CETP)inhibitorthatexhibitsanti-atheroscleroticactivity.Inaclinicalsetting,dalcetrapibincreasesHDLlevelsbuthasexhibitedmixedresultsregardingcardiovasculardiseaseriskreduction.
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