Ethnic differences in tissue creatine kinase activity: an observational study.

<h4>Background</h4>Serum creatine kinase (CK) levels are reported to be around 70% higher in healthy black people, as compared to white people (median value 88 IU/L in white vs 149 IU/L in black people). As serum CK in healthy people is thought to occur from a proportional leak from norm...

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Main Authors: Lizzy M Brewster, Carmen M D Coronel, Willem Sluiter, Joseph F Clark, Gert A van Montfrans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22438879/pdf/?tool=EBI