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C-reactive protein genotypes and haplotypes, polymorphisms in NSAID-metabolizing enzymes, and risk of colorectal polyps.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Feb 2009
Poole Elizabeth M, Bigler Jeannette, Whitton John, Sibert Justin G, Potter John D, Ulrich Cornelia M
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INTRODUCTION: C-reactive protein (CRP) is a nonspecific marker of inflammation linked to cardiovascular disease and possibly colon cancer. Polymorphisms in CRP have been associated with differential CRP concentrations among healthy adults, with some evidence for functional effects on CRP expression. METHODS: A linkage disequilibrium-based tag single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-selection algorithm identified six...
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