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Vitamin D Serum Levels in Patients with Statin-Induced Musculoskeletal Pain

Figure 1

Pathway of cholesterol and cholecalciferol biosynthesis. HMG-CoA: 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA; PP: pyrophosphate; ACAT2: acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase 2; HMGCS1: HMG-CoA synthase 1; HMGCR: HMG-CoA reductase; FDPS: farnesyl diphosphate synthase; SQLS: squalene synthase; SQLE: squalene; LSS: lanosterol synthase; DHCR7: 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase; UVB: ultraviolet B rays.