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Apolipoprotein E genotypes, circulating C-reactive protein and angiographic coronary artery disease: the Ludwigshafen Risk and Cardiovascular Health Study.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Apr 2011
Grammer Tanja B, Hoffmann Michael M, Renner Wilfried, Kleber Marcus E, Winkelmann Bernhard R, Böhm Bernhard O, März Winfried
Abstract excerpt
C-reactive protein (CRP) has been implicated in the development of atherosclerosis. The genetic polymorphism of apolipoprotein (apo) E is associated with the concentration of CRP. We analyzed the association between the apo E genotype, CRP and angiographic coronary artery disease (CAD). The concentration of CRP was similar in patients with stable CAD and in controls, but increased in patients presenting with...
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