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Title
CRP gene variation and risk of community-acquired pneumonia.
Authors
Mukamal, Kenneth J; Pai, Jennifer K; O'Meara, Ellen S; Tracy, Russell P; Psaty, Bruce M; Kuller, Lewis H; Newman, Anne B; Yende, Sachin; Curhan, Gary C; Siscovick, David S; Rimm, Eric B
Abstract
CRP has several potentially antibacterial effects, and variation in the CRP gene is known to influence CRP levels. Whether this variation influences risk of infection, and hence whether CRP has anti-infective activity in humans, is uncertain.