Education, Smoking and <i>CRP</i> Genetics in Relation to C-Reactive Protein Concentrations in Black South Africans

Education, Smoking and <i>CRP</i> Genetics in Relation to C-Reactive Protein Concentrations in Black South Africans

Because elevated circulating C-reactive protein (CRP) and low socio-economic status (SES), have both been implicated in cardiovascular disease development, we investigated whether SES factors associate with and interact with <i>CRP</i> polymorphisms in relation to the phenotype. Included...

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Main Authors: Pieter Hermanus Myburgh, Cornelie Nienaber-Rousseau, Iolanthé Marike Kruger, Gordon Wayne Towers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
CVD
inflammation
schooling
SES
smoking
socio-economic status
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/18/6646

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