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

• Autori principali: Qian Zhuang (Autore), Chong Shen (Autore), Yanchun Chen (Autore), Xianghai Zhao (Autore), Pengfei Wei (Autore), Junxiang Sun (Autore), Yanni Ji (Autore), Xiaotian Chen (Autore), Song Yang (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: BMC, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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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...