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Ancestry as a Determinant of Mean Population C-Reactive Protein Values

Author(s) -

Tina Shah,

Paul J. Newcombe,

Liam Smeeth,

Juliet Addo,

Juan P. Casas,

John C. Whittaker,

Michelle A. Miller,

Lorna Tinworth,

Steve Jeffery,

Pasquale Strazzullo,

Francesco P. Cappuccio,

Aroon D. Hingorani

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

circulation cardiovascular genetics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1942-325X

pISSN - 1942-3268

DOI - 10.1161/circgenetics.110.957431

Subject(s) - population , genetics , biology , demography , medicine , environmental health , sociology

Eligibility for rosuvastatin treatment for cardiovascular disease prevention includes a C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration >2 mg/L. Most observational studies of CRP and cardiovascular disease have been in Europeans. We evaluated the influence of ancestry on population CRP concentration to assess the implications for statin targeting in non-Europeans.

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