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Genetic variation in C-reactive protein (CRP) gene may be associated with risk of systemic lupus erythematosus and CRP concentrations.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Nov 2008
Shih P Betty, Manzi Susan, Shaw Penny, Kenney Margaret, Kao Amy H, Bontempo Franklin, Barmada M Michael, Kammerer Candace, Kamboh M Ilyas
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The gene coding for C-reactive protein (CRP) is located on chromosome 1q23.2, which falls within a linkage region thought to harbor a systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) susceptibility gene. Recently, 2 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the CRP gene (+838, +2043) have been shown to be associated with CRP concentrations and/or SLE risk in a British family-based cohort. Our study was done to...
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