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CRP 1846G>A polymorphism increases risk of frailty.
Maturitas - 1 Mar 2012
Almeida Osvaldo P, Norman Paul E, van Bockxmeer Frank M, Hankey Graeme J, Flicker Leon
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BACKGROUND: Frailty is a syndrome characterized by diminished ability to re-establish homeostasis in response to stress. We hypothesized that deficient allostatic responses to physiological challenges may predispose to frailty, that C-reactive protein (CRP) and its genetic determinants may be a measure of the integrity of the allostatic response, and that genetic determinants of the allostatic response determine...
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