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Polymorphisms in the CRP gene moderate an association between depressive symptoms and circulating levels of C-reactive protein.
Brain, behavior, and immunity - 1 Jan 2010
Halder Indrani, Marsland Anna L, Cheong Jeewon, Muldoon Matthew F, Ferrell Robert E, Manuck Stephen B
Abstract excerpt
Although many studies have found psychological depression associated with higher circulating levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), not all findings are consistent. Since DNA sequence variation in the CRP gene has also been shown to predict plasma CRP levels, we hypothesized that plasma CRP may cova...
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