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Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation Volume 68, 2008 - Issue 8
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Original Article

Diagnostic performance of plasma high sensitive C‐reactive protein in detecting three‐vessel coronary artery disease: modification by apolipoprotein E genotype

Ari Mennander Heart Center, Tampere University Hospital and Tampere University Medical School, Tampere, Finland
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Pekka Kuukasjärvi Heart Center, Tampere University Hospital and Tampere University Medical School, Tampere, Finland
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Jari Laurikka Heart Center, Tampere University Hospital and Tampere University Medical School, Tampere, Finland
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Kjell Nikus Heart Center, Tampere University Hospital and Tampere University Medical School, Tampere, Finland
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Pekka J. Karhunen Department of Forensic Medicine, Tampere University Medical School and Research Unit of Centre for Laboratory Medicine, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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Matti Tarkka Heart Center, Tampere University Hospital and Tampere University Medical School, Tampere, Finland
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Terho Lehtimäki Laboratory of Atherosclerosis Genetics, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Tampere University Hospital and Tampere University Medical School, Tampere, Finland
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Pages 714-719 | Received 22 Feb 2008, Accepted 25 Apr 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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