title: 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.
authors.affiliation: 1st Cardiology Department, Athens University Medical School, Greece.
authors.forename: Stavroula
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Papaoikonomou
authors.forename: Dimitris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tousoulis
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tentolouris
authors.forename: Dimitris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Papadogiannis
authors.forename: Antigoni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miliou
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hatzis
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Papageorgiou
authors.forename: Charalambos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Antoniades
authors.forename: Christodoulos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stefanadis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation / Q000235:genetics*; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein
keywords: C-reactive protein; Carotid artery disease; Diabetes mellitus; Renal function