Systemic lupus erythematosus in a multiethnic US Cohort (LUMINA). XXX: Association between C-reactive protein (CRP) gene polymorphisms and vascular events

Rheumatology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 864-868

  Szalai, Alex J ^a,d   Alarcon G S ^a   Calvo Alen J ^a   Toloza, S M A ^a   McCrory, M A ^a   Edberg, J C ^a   McGwin Jr , G ^a   Bastian, H M ^a   Fessler, B J ^a   Vila L M ^b   Kimberly, R P ^a   Reveille, J D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS   (Puerto Rico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; GUANINE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; PREDNISONE; THYMINE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALLELE; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUCASIAN; CLAUDICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GANGRENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEART INFARCTION; HISPANIC; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 22844435417     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keh613     Document Type: Article

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