Journal article
Association between C reactive protein and coronary heart disease: mendelian randomisation analysis based on individual participant data
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To use genetic variants as unconfounded proxies of C reactive protein concentration to study its causal role in coronary heart disease.
DESIGN: Mendelian randomisation meta-analysis of individual participant data from 47 epidemiological studies in 15 countries.
Authors
Wensley F; Gao P; Burgess S; Kaptoge S; Di Angelantonio E; Shah T; Engert JC; Clarke R; Davey-Smith G; Nordestgaard BG
Journal
The BMJ, Vol. 342, No. feb15 2,
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
February 15, 2011
DOI
10.1136/bmj.d548
ISSN
0959-8138