title: Response to the review by Fisher and Ma.
authors.forename: Effie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ioannidou
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Swede
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dongari-Bagtzoglou
mesh_terms: D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D055113:Chronic Periodontitis / Q000097:blood*; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein