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Associations between haptoglobin polymorphism, lipids, lipoproteins and inflammatory variables.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Apr 1999
Braeckman L, De Bacquer D, Delanghe J, Claeys L, De Backer G
Abstract excerpt
The haptoglobin allele frequencies and the phenotype distribution were determined in 741 male Caucasian workers, aged 35 to 59 years. The association of the haptoglobin polymorphism with various clinical and biochemical parameters was investigated. Furthermore a possible interaction with the apo E polymorphism on lipid and lipoprotein traits was analysed. The frequency of Hp1 and Hp2 was found to be 0.401 and...
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