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April 25, 2022

A Genetic Analysis of Chronic Inflammation

Nature Communications has recently published a paper discussing the genetic sources of C-reactive protein, a well-known biomarker of chronic inflammation. What is Inflammaging? Chronic Inflammation and AgingThe aging process is accompanied by a chronic, smouldering background of inflammation that researchers call “inflammaging”.Read More An extremely broad study with a wide variety of genes Pulling genomic...

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A Genetic Analysis of Chronic Inflammation

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