SLCO1B1 and myopathy: The C, or minor allele of this locus has been associated with a decrease in the SLCO1B1 transporter function resulting in reduced clearance of several drugs in vivo [9–11] and clearly links the SLCO1B1*5, *15 and *17 haplotypes with simvastatin-induced myopathy [6, 10, 11].