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Genetic variation is associated with C-reactive protein levels in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
Circulation - 5 Dec 2006
Crawford Dana C, Sanders Christopher L, Qin Xiaoting, Smith Joshua D, Shephard Cynthia, Wong Michelle, Witrak Laura, Rieder Mark J, Nickerson Deborah A
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BACKGROUND: Increased serum C-reactive protein (CRP) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Previous studies have suggested that genetic variation within the CRP gene is associated with serum CRP. METHODS AND RESULTS: We genotyped CRP genetic variants in 7159 individuals from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III). NHANES III is American population-based sample...
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