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Heritability of C-reactive protein and association with apolipoprotein E genotypes in Japanese Americans.
Annals of human genetics - 1 May 2004
Austin M A, Zhang C, Humphries S E, Chandler W L, Talmud P J, Edwards K L, Leonetti D L, McNeely M J, Fujimoto W Y
Abstract excerpt
Numerous studies have demonstrated that increased C-reactive protein (CRP) levels predict coronary heart disease, stroke, peripheral vascular disease, and diabetes, and are associated with features of the metabolic syndrome. Only three previous studies have investigated the heritability of CRP levels, primarily in samples of Caucasian families. The purpose of the present study was to estimate the magnitude of...
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