【醫學】抑制PCSK9可以有效降低膽固醇

基因名稱：proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9)
介紹

1. Genetics Home Reference
   PCSK9
2. OMIM
   PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE, SUBTILISIN/KEXIN-TYPE, 9; PCSK9

新聞

1. Reuters
   (Mar. 25, 2012) Monthly shots of Amgen drug slash cholesterol up to 66 percent
   (Mar. 26, 2012) Regeneron cholesterol drug faces sudden challenge
2. 中時電子報
   (Mar. 26, 2012) 降膽固醇新藥 估年銷250億美元

期刊文章

1. Nature Genetics｜Brief communication
   (May. 5, 2003) Mutations in PCSK9 cause autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia
2. NEJM｜Original article
   (Mar. 23, 2006) Sequence Variations in PCSK9, Low LDL, and Protection against Coronary Heart Disease

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What is "MEV-1"?

1. 「MEV-1」是以Nipah virus為藍本虛構出來的病毒。
• "Meningoencephalitis Virus One (MEV-1) is the fictional highly contagious and lethal meningoencephalitic virus that appears in the film. Its origin and symptoms are based on the Nipah virus."（Wikipedia）
2. Nipah virus（立百病毒）
   • Paramyxoviridae (-)ssRNA \ Henipavirus \ Hendra virus & Nipah virus
   • KEY FACTS（WHO）
   • Nipah virus causes severe illness characterized by inflammation of the brain (encephalitis) or respiratory diseases.
   • Nipah virus can be transmitted to humans from animals, and can also be transmitted directly from human-to-human; in Bangladesh, half of reported cases between 2001 and 2008 were due to human-to-human transmission.
   • Nipah virus can cause severe disease in domestic animals such as pigs.
   • There is no treatment or vaccine available for either people or animals.
   • Fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family are the natural host of Nipah virus.