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Functional analysis of the C-reactive protein (CRP) gene -717A>G polymorphism associated with coronary heart disease
BACKGROUND: Atherosclerosis underlies the major pathophysiological mechanisms of coronary heart disease (CHD), and inflammation contributes to all phases of atherosclerosis. C-reactive protein (CRP), a sensitive, but nonspecific marker of inflammation has been shown to play proatherogenic roles in t...
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Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2723087/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19624831 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2350-10-73 |