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C-reactive protein measurement

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C-reactive protein (CRP) measurement is a measurement of the level of C-reactive protein in the blood. Levels are known to rise in response to inflammation, CRP is therefore used as a clinical measure of inflammation. The measurement is used in the process of clinical diagnosis as high levels of CRP are associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes and hypertension and in some cancers.

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C-reactive protein measurement

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C-reactive protein level

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Helen Parkinson

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protein measurement
inflammatory biomarker measurement
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is_about some cancer or is_about some cardiovascular disease or is_about some diabetes mellitus or is_about some hypertension
is_about some inflammatory response