The role of C-reactive protein genetic variability in the onset of carotid artery disease and renal function impairment in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 9;168(4):4331-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.05.087. Epub 2013 Jun 2.

Authors

Stavroula Papaoikonomou¹, Dimitris Tousoulis, Nikolaos Tentolouris, Dimitris Papadogiannis, Antigoni Miliou, George Hatzis, Nikolaos Papageorgiou, Charalambos Antoniades, Christodoulos Stefanadis

Affiliation

¹ 1st Cardiology Department, Athens University Medical School, Greece.

PMID: 23731527
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.05.087

No abstract available

Keywords: C-reactive protein; Carotid artery disease; Diabetes mellitus; Renal function.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
C-Reactive Protein / genetics*
C-Reactive Protein / physiology
Carotid Artery Diseases / diagnosis
Carotid Artery Diseases / genetics*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / diagnosis
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / genetics*
Female
Genetic Variation / genetics*
Glomerular Filtration Rate / genetics*
Humans
Kidney / physiology
Male
Middle Aged
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide

Substances

C-Reactive Protein