is_about protein inflammatory response cancer cardiovascular disorder diabetes mellitus hypertensive disorder C-reactive protein C-reactive protein measurement true NCIt:C64548 C-reactive protein (CRP) measurement is a measurement of the level of C-reactive protein in the blood. Levels are known to rise in response to inflammation, CRP is therefore used as a clinical measure of inflammation. The measurement is used in the process of clinical diagnosis as high levels of CRP are associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes and hypertension and in some cancers. Helen Parkinson is about MESH:D002097 uniprot:P02741 C-reactive protein level SNOMEDCT:55235003 protein measurement inflammatory biomarker measurement