A number of genetic studies4, 5, 6, 7, 8 have identified a nonsynonymous polymorphism (p.V147L/c.521C>T) in the SLCO1B1 gene (rs4149056), encoding a hepatic uptake transporter protein as a predisposing factor for statin myopathy. This evidence concerns the gene SLCO1B1 and myopathy.