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C-reactive protein gene haplotypes and risk of coronary heart disease: the Rotterdam Study.
European heart journal - 1 Jun 2006
Kardys Isabella, de Maat Moniek P M, Uitterlinden André G, Hofman Albert, Witteman Jacqueline C M
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AIMS: C-reactive protein is associated with risk of cardiovascular disease. However, whether C-reactive protein is a marker of severity of cardiovascular disease or actually is involved in its pathogenesis remains unknown. We investigated the relation between C-reactive protein haplotypes, representing the comprehensive variation of the C-reactive protein gene, and coronary heart disease. METHODS AND RESULTS: The...
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