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C-reactive protein gene polymorphism 1009A>G is associated with serum CRP levels in Chinese men: a TCVGHAGE study.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Jul 2007
Sheu Wayne H-H, Chen Yii-Der I, Yu Chen-Yuan, Guo Xiuqing, Lee Tso-Ching, Lee Wen-Jane, Chen Ying-Tsung, Rotter Jerome I
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BACKGROUND: Increased concentrations of high-sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP) are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. This increase might be caused by low-grade inflammation, but a number of studies have suggested that serum CRP concentrations are under genetic control. Since the relation between CRP concentration and cardiovascular diseases occurs across ethnicities, we determined whether CRP gene...
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