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C-Reactive protein gene variants are associated with postoperative C-reactive protein levels after coronary artery bypass surgery.
BMC medical genetics - 8 May 2009
Perry Tjörvi E, Muehlschlegel Jochen D, Liu Kuang-Yu, Fox Amanda A, Collard Charles D, Body Simon C, Shernan Stanton K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Elevated baseline C-reactive protein (CRP) levels are associated with increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease. Several CRP gene variants have been associated with altered baseline CRP levels in ambulatory populations. However, the influence of CRP gene variants on CRP levels during inflammatory states, such as surgery, is largely unexplored. We describe the association between candidate...
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