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C-reactive protein polymorphisms are associated with the cortisol awakening response in basal conditions in human subjects.
Stress (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Mar 2011
Veen Gerthe, Giltay Erik J, van Vliet Irene M, Derijk Roel H, Klaassens Ellen R, van Pelt Johannes, Zitman Frans G
Abstract excerpt
Cortisol affects the acute-phase response, but it is unknown whether C-reactive protein (CRP), an acute-phase reactant, also affects hypothalamus?pituitary?adrenal axis activity. In the present study, associations were explored between CRP haplotypes with plasma CRP concentrations and basal salivary cortisol level. We included 266 physically healthy Caucasian subjects (103 females and 163 males) aged between 18...
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