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Hepatic nuclear factor 1-α: inflammation, genetics, and atherosclerosis
1 Apr 2009
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Increased plasma levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), a hepatic acute phase reactant, predict risk for coronary heart disease. There has been interest in identifying genetic determinants of CRP as a means of better understanding its regulation and its relation to coronary heart disease. We here review recent findings that have linked plasma CRP levels to single nucleotide polymorphisms in...
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