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J. Hum. Genet.", "issn": "1537-6605", "volume": "103", "issue": "5", "pages": "691-706", "issn-l": "0002-9297"}, "abstract": "C-reactive protein (CRP) is a sensitive biomarker of chronic low-grade inflammation and is associated with multiple complex diseases. The genetic determinants of chronic inflammation remain largely unknown, and the causal role of CRP in several clinical outcomes is debated. We performed two genome-wide association studies (GWASs), on HapMap and 1000 Genomes imputed data, of circulating amounts of CRP by using data from 88 studies comprising 204,402 European individuals. Additionally, we performed in silico functional analyses and Mendelian randomization analyses with several clinical outcomes. The GWAS meta-analyses of CRP revealed 58 distinct genetic loci (p < 5 \u00d7 10-8). After adjustment for body mass index in the regression analysis, the associations at all except three loci remained. 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