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Effect of the rs2259816 polymorphism in the HNF1A gene on circulating levels of c-reactive protein and coronary artery disease (the ludwigshafen risk and cardiovascular health study).
BMC medical genetics - 9 Nov 2010
Kleber Marcus E, Grammer Tanja B, Renner Wilfried, März Winfried
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: C-reactive protein is a well established marker of inflammation and has been used to predict future cardiovascular disease. It is still controversial if it plays an active role in the development of cardiovascular disease. Recently, polymorphisms in the gene for HNF1α have been linked...
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