A novel common single nucleotide polymorphism in the promoter region of the C-reactive protein gene associated with the plasma concentration of C-reactive protein.
The plasma CRP concentration has consistently been shown to be associated with the risk of future coronary heart disease (CHD) and recent studies have suggested that CRP has a pathogenic role in CHD. Family studies and genotype-phenotype association studies of known polymorphisms in the intron, seco...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2005
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