Polymorphism in the human C-reactive protein (CRP) gene, serum concentrations of CRP, and the difference between intracranial and extracranial atherosclerosis

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 389, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 40-44

  Liu, Zhi Zhong ^a   Lv, Hong ^a   Gao, Feng ^a   Liu, Gang ^a   Zheng, Hua Guang ^a   Zhou, Ya Li ^a   Wang, Ya Jie ^a   Kang, Xi Xiong ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; C reactive protein (CRP); Inflammation; Ischemic stroke (IS); Polymorphism; Transient ischemic attack (TIA)

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADULT; AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 38649110456     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2007.11.018     Document Type: Article

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