ABSTRACT
See also B-DNA, DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID (DNA), BASE PAIR (bp), COMPLEMENTARY DNA (cDNA)
C. elegans See CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS
c-kit Genetic Marker See GENETIC MARKER, FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYRIDIZATION (FISH)
C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Discovered in 1929 by Oswald Avery, CRP is a general inflammation “biomarker” (protein molecule) produced in humans in the liver in response to certain bacterial infections or certain physical trauma (that cause inflammation). Elevated blood levels of CRP are related to the degree of risk of arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease (CHD), heart attack, and stroke.
