American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 102, Issue 7 , Pages 835-841 , 1 October 2008

Epidemiology, Heritability, and Genetic Linkage of C-Reactive Protein in African Americans (from the Jackson Heart Study)

  • Ervin R. Fox, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, Mississippi
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 601-984-5630; fax: 601-984-2631
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  • Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM

      Affiliations

    • Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Daniel F. Sarpong, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi
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  • Charles N. Rotimi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Howard University, Washington, District of Columbia
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  • James G. Wilson, MD

      Affiliations

    • G. V. Sonny Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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  • Michael W. Steffes, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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  • Guanjie Chen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Howard University, Washington, District of Columbia
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  • Adebowale Adeyemo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Howard University, Washington, District of Columbia
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  • Jason K. Taylor, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, Mississippi
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  • Tandaw E. Samdarshi, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, Mississippi
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  • Herman A. Taylor Jr., MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, Mississippi

Received 7 February 2008 ,Revised 4 May 2008 ,Accepted 4 May 2008.

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 The Jackson Heart Study is a collaborative study supported by the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, and the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Bethesda, Maryland (study ID numbers 5001, N01 HC95170, N01 HC95171, and N01 HC95172) in partnership with 3 local institutions (the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi; Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi; and Tougaloo College, Jackson, Mississippi). Dr. Fox's work on this project is supported by Grant 0555209B from the American Heart Association, Dallas Texas. Dr. Benjamin's work on this project is supported by NIH Grants HL076784 and AG028321, Framingham, Massachusetts.

PII: S0002-9149(08)00913-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.05.049

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 102, Issue 7 , Pages 835-841 , 1 October 2008

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