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Genetic Association Studies Reporting on Variants in the C-Reactive Protein Gene and Coronary Artery Disease: A Meta-Analysis.
Medicine - 1 Aug 2015
Shi Yujie, Zhang Jian, Tan Chen, Xu Wei, Sun Qi, Li Junxia
Abstract excerpt
C-reactive protein (CRP) is a commonly used inflammatory marker and elevated CRP levels are shown to increase the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). Sequence variations in the CRP gene believed to influence the protein levels have been extensively investigated in CAD community. Most of the published studies, however, have reported mixed findings. The objective of the present study was to examine the...
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