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Ceruloplasmin and atrial fibrillation: evidence of causality from a population-based Mendelian randomization study.
Journal of internal medicine - 1 Feb 2014
Adamsson Eryd S, Sjögren M, Smith J G, Nilsson P M, Melander O, Hedblad B, Engström G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Inflammatory diseases and inflammatory markers secreted by the liver, including C-reactive protein (CRP) and ceruloplasmin, have been associated with incident atrial fibrillation (AF). Genetic studies have not supported a causal relationship between CRP and AF, but the relationship between ceruloplasmin and AF has not been studied. The purpose of this Mendelian randomization study was to explore...
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