A fatty acid ester comprising a dihydroxyheptanoic acid unit condensed into a lactone; a partially reduced naphthalene structure; and a 2,2-dimethylbutyric acyl substituent at C17. It is used as a cholesterol-lowering and anti-cardiovascular disease drug. (Chemical Entities of Biological Interest Ontology, CHEBI_9150)
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1 genes associated with the disease simvastatin in GWAS and other genetic association datasets from the GAD Gene-Disease Associations dataset.
