title: Inhibition of PCSK9: a powerful weapon for achieving ideal LDL cholesterol levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0682, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Steinberg
authors.forename: Joseph L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Witztum
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D015195:Drug Design; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D000071449:Proprotein Convertase 9; D043484:Proprotein Convertases; D011973:Receptors, LDL / Q000378:metabolism; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D015842:Serine Proteinase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D011973:Receptors, LDL; D015842:Serine Proteinase Inhibitors; C472125:PCSK9 protein, human; D000071449:Proprotein Convertase 9; D043484:Proprotein Convertases; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases