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If using c-reactive protein to measure inflamation at cellular level as opposed to cardiac, what is a good level to be below for cellular inflamation?

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1.0mg/dL: I trust you are not talking about high sensitivity CRP(hsCRP) . For hsCRP, desirable level is

Answered 4/3/2015

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Dr. Carrie Cannon answered

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0-10 mg/L: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17654065

Dr Petruska agreed

Answered 8/3/2014

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