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Serum C reactive protein levels and genetic variation in the CRP gene are not associated with the prevalence, incidence or progression of osteoarthritis independent of body mass index.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Nov 2010
Kerkhof Hanneke J M, Bierma-Zeinstra Sita M A, Castano-Betancourt Martha C, de Maat Moniek P, Hofman Albert, Pols Huib A P, Rivadeneira Fernando, Witteman Jacqueline C, Uitterlinden André G, van Meurs Joyce B J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To study the relationship between serum C reactive protein (CRP) levels, genetic variation in the CRP gene and the prevalence, incidence and progression of radiographic osteoarthritis (ROA) in the Rotterdam Study-I (RS-I). A systematic review of studies assessing the relationship between osteoarthritis (OA) and CRP levels was also performed. METHODS: The association between CRP levels and genetic...
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