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Heritability and expression of C-reactive protein in type 2 diabetes in the Diabetes Heart Study.
Annals of human genetics - 1 Nov 2006
Lange Leslie A, Burdon Kathryn, Langefeld Carl D, Liu Yongmei, Beck Stephanie R, Rich Stephen S, Freedman Barry I, Brosnihan K Bridget, Herrington David M, Wagenknecht Lynne E, Bowden Donald W
Abstract excerpt
Elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) levels are associated with both prevalent and incident cardiovascular disease. In this study, familial aggregation was estimated, and we tested for association between serum CRP levels and polymorphisms within the CRP and APOE genes in sib-ships with type 2 diabetes mellitus, a population at increased risk for cardiovascular disease. CRP levels were determined in 461...
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