Association of high sensitive C-reactive protein with coronary heart disease: a Mendelian randomization study

• Hauptverfasser: Qian Zhuang (Verfasst von), Chong Shen (Verfasst von), Yanchun Chen (Verfasst von), Xianghai Zhao (Verfasst von), Pengfei Wei (Verfasst von), Junxiang Sun (Verfasst von), Yanni Ji (Verfasst von), Xiaotian Chen (Verfasst von), Song Yang (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: BMC, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Objectives Whether high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) has a causal effect on coronary heart disease (CHD) is unclear. This study investigated the causal effect of hs-CRP on CHD risk using Mendelian Randomization (MR) analysis. Methods A total of 3802 subjects were recruited in the...