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C-Reactive Protein

Also known as: CRP
Formal name: C-Reactive Protein
Related tests: High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP); Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

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Sources Used in Current Review

Wu, A. (2006). Tietz Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests, Fourth Edition. Saunders Elsevier, St. Louis, Missouri. Pp 190-193.

Sources Used in Previous Reviews
A Manual of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests. 6th ed. Fischbach F, ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2000: 619-620.

MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia: C-reactive protein. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003356.htm

Nader Rifai, PhD. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.