Inflammation is thought to contribute to increased cardiovascular risk, and C-reactive protein, an important component of the innate immune system, is the most extensively studied marker of inflammation.[3]–[6] Many studies have reported individual single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to be significantly associated with baseline CRP levels ( Table 6 ).[9], [13]–[21], [23], [24], [36], [37] Though some of the individual SNP results have been conflicting, our results are consistent with the majority of published findings.
