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C-reactive protein (CRP) gene polymorphisms, CRP levels and risk of incident essential hypertension: findings from an observational cohort of Han Chinese.
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension - 1 Oct 2012
Kong Hong, Qian Yue-Sheng, Tang Xiao-Feng, Zhang Jin, Gao Ping-Jin, Zhang Yi, Zhu Ding-Liang
Abstract excerpt
C-reactive protein (CRP), an acute phase reactant and marker of inflammation, has been shown to be associated with CRP genetic variants and incident hypertension, but it is unclear whether this link is causal. We therefore conducted a prospective, nested case-control study to examine the relationship between single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the CRP gene, circulating CRP levels and the development of...
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