What is the difference between CRP and TNF-a?

Terun Desai @Terun_Desai

09 September 2016 0 927 Report

CRP and TNF-a have been used a markers of systemic inflammation.

Other than systemic inflammation, what is each marker specifically signifying?

What is the difference between the two and under what circumstances is it better to measure one over the other?

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