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'''C-reactive protein''' (CRP) is a protein found in blood plasma, whose levels rise in response to [[inflammation]]. Its origin is in the [[liver]]. ==Purpose== == CRP related to ME/CFS == A 2019 study in Norway found that the level of the inflammatory marker high-sensitivity CRP (hsCRP) levels were significantly higher for both the CFS and the fibromyalgia groups compared to healthy controls when adjusting for age, smoking, and BMI.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal | last = Groven | first = Nina | author-link = | last2 = Fors | first2 = Egil A. | author-link2 = | last3 = Reitan | first3 = Solveig Klæbo | date = Jun 2019 | title = Patients with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome show increased hsCRP compared to healthy controls |url =https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0889159119302089 | journal = Brain, Behavior, and Immunity|language=en | volume = | issue = | pages = |doi=10.1016/j.bbi.2019.06.010|quote=|via=}}</ref> ==Evidence== *2018, [https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/cid/ciy299/4993827?redirectedFrom=fulltext C-Reactive Protein Response in Patients With Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Symptoms Versus Those With Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome] *2019, Patients with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome show increased hsCRP compared to healthy controls<ref name=":0" /> ==ME/CFS== == See also == == Learn more == *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-reactive_protein Wikipedia - C-reactive protein] == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Medical tests]] [[Category:Proteins]]
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