C-reactive protein levels: A prognostic marker for patients with head-and-neck cancer

• Main Authors: C D Mouneshkumar (Author), Deepa (Author), Saakshi Gulati (Author), Abhinav Jha (Author), Monica Khangembam (Author), Shivangi Gupta (Author), Parkhi Gupta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: C-reactive protein (CRP) is a nonglycosylated pentameric polypeptide comprising 206 amino acid residues. CRP causes activation of the classical complement pathway by binding to various autologous and extrinsic ligands exposed on membranes of injured, necrotic, or cells undergoing apoptos...