The apolipoprotein E polymorphism is associated with circulating C-reactive protein (the Ludwigshafen risk and cardiovascular health study) | Zendy

Winfried März | Zendy; Hubert Scharnagl | Zendy; Michael M. Hoffmann | Zendy; Bernhard O. Boehm | Zendy; Bernhard R. Winkelmann | Zendy

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The apolipoprotein E polymorphism is associated with circulating C-reactive protein (the Ludwigshafen risk and cardiovascular health study)

Author(s) -

Winfried März,

Hubert Scharnagl,

Michael M. Hoffmann,

Bernhard O. Boehm,

Bernhard R. Winkelmann

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

european heart journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336

H-Index - 293

eISSN - 1522-9645

pISSN - 0195-668X

DOI - 10.1016/j.ehj.2004.08.024

Subject(s) - medicine , c reactive protein , apolipoprotein b , apolipoprotein e , endogeny , endocrinology , cholesterol , polymorphism (computer science) , allele , genetics , inflammation , gene , biology , disease

Statins and cholesterol absorption inhibitors lower the concentration of C-reactive protein (CRP). The genetic polymorphism of apolipoprotein (apo) E is a strong endogenous determinant of sterol homeostasis. We therefore examined the relationship of CRP to the apoE polymorphism.

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