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