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Common variants in the CRP gene are associated with serum C-reactive protein levels and body mass index in healthy individuals in Mexico.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 13 Aug 2012
Flores-Alfaro E, Fernández-Tilapa G, Salazar-Martínez E, Cruz M, Illades-Aguiar B, Parra-Rojas I
Abstract excerpt
Variants in the C-reactive protein (CRP) gene have been found to be associated with various phenotypic traits. We evaluated the effect of four SNPs in the CRP gene on serum levels of protein and body mass index (BMI) in 150 unrelated Mexican subjects from 18 to 25 years old, without hypertension, non-overweight, and without inflammatory diseases, non-smoking and non-consumers of alcohol. Subjects were measured...
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