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C-reactive protein gene variation and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a case-control study.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Apr 2008
Zee Robert Y L, Germer Soren, Thomas Abraham, Raji Annaswammy, Rhees Brian, Ridker Paul M, Lindpaintner Klaus, Williams Gordon H, Nathan David M, Martin Mitchell
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: C-reactive protein (CRP) gene variation, in particular an rs2794521 variant was recently associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Pima Indians. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: The present investigation was conducted to replicate this previous association, and to further examine the potential association of a set of common CRP gene variants with the prevalence of T2DM in a case-control...
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