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The role of C-reactive protein polymorphisms in inflammation and cardiovascular risk.
Current atherosclerosis reports - 1 Mar 2009
Hage Fadi G, Szalai Alexander J
Abstract excerpt
Interest in C-reactive protein (CRP) and the association of its serum level in apparently healthy individuals to their cardiovascular disease risk has soared over the past decade. Recent studies have shown that the interindividual variations in CRP levels not only reflect environmental cues but are also a consequence of the genetic variation in the CRP gene itself. The importance of the relationship of CRP gene...
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