C-reactive protein gene rs1205 polymorphism is associated with low-grade chronic inflammation in postmenopausal women

• Main Authors: Iriane Prado de Santis (Author), Juliana Dal-Ri Lindenau (Author), Ramon Bossardi Ramos (Author), Thais Rasia Silva (Author), Gislaine Casanova (Author), Karen Oppermann (Author), Poli Mara Spritzer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in postmenopausal women, and inflammation is a key mechanism involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) has been used as a biomarker of inflammation. Considering that CRP gene...