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C-reactive protein (CRP) elevation in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm is independent of the most important CRP genetic polymorphism.
Journal of vascular surgery - 1 Jan 2009
Badger Stephen A, Soong Chee V, O'Donnell Mark E, Mercer Caroline, Young Ian S, Hughes Anne E
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OBJECTIVE: C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of cardiovascular disease. The objective was to determine if abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and CRP serum concentration and its CRP gene are associated. METHODS AND RESULTS: AAA patients and AAA negative controls were recruited. CRP concentration was measured and the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), rs3091244, assessed. AAA cases were divided into those...
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