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name ROBIN
status other
grade 9-12
location OH

Question - What is a C reactor protein?
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 I think you mean C reactIVE protein. This is a protein that is found in 
your blood and is elevated during inflammation in your body. There has been 
some research that has linked elevated CRP with heart disease. 
 Try this link to the American Heart Association website for more 
information.

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4648

Van Hoeck
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*Reactive* protein. C reactive protein is produced by liver cells in response 
to inflammation. It is of interest because people with high levels of this 
protein in their blood are at higher risk for a heart attack. For more 
information, do a search on Google and you'll be shown over a million hits.


Ron Baker, Ph.D.
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