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Glucocorticoid receptor gene, low-grade inflammation, and heart failure: the Heart and Soul study.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jun 2010
Otte Christian, Wüst Stefan, Zhao Shoujun, Pawlikowska Ludmila, Kwok Pui-Yan, Whooley Mary A
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CONTEXT: A common haplotype of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) gene has been associated with increased susceptibility to coronary heart disease (CHD). Whether this haplotype predisposes to heart failure (HF) is unknown. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to determine whether GR haplotype 3 is associated with HF and whether this association is explained by low-grade inflammation (C-reactive protein)....
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