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. 2008 May;4(5):234-5.

doi: 10.1038/ncpneph0778. Epub 2008 Mar 4.

C-reactive protein is neither a marker nor a mediator of atherosclerosis

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¹ Centre for Amyloidosis and Acute Phase Proteins, Division of Medicine, Royal Free Campus, University College London, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, UK. m.pepys@medsch.ucl.ac.uk

PMID: 18317503
DOI: 10.1038/ncpneph0778

Review

C-reactive protein is neither a marker nor a mediator of atherosclerosis

Mark B Pepys. Nat Clin Pract Nephrol. 2008 May.

. 2008 May;4(5):234-5.

doi: 10.1038/ncpneph0778. Epub 2008 Mar 4.

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¹ Centre for Amyloidosis and Acute Phase Proteins, Division of Medicine, Royal Free Campus, University College London, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, UK. m.pepys@medsch.ucl.ac.uk

PMID: 18317503
DOI: 10.1038/ncpneph0778

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