Variation in the C-reactive protein gene is associated with serum levels of CRP in patients with acute ischemic stroke

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 372-375

  Den Hertog, Heleen M ^a   Van Den Herik, Evita G ^a   Dippel, Diederik W J ^a   Koudstaal, Peter J ^a   De Maat, Moniek P M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute phase; CRP gene; CRP levels; Ischemic stroke

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIATION; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 76049087897     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000281835     Document Type: Article

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