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Haptoglobin polymorphism and peripheral arterial occlusive disease.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Aug 1999
Delanghe J, Langlois M, Duprez D, De Buyzere M, Clement D
Abstract excerpt
Haptoglobin (Hp) 2-2 phenotype is a genetic risk factor in coronary atherosclerosis. In this study, haptoglobin phenotypes were determined in 141 patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) and compared to a reference population (n = 1000). The relative Hp1 allele frequency was decreased among PAOD patients (0.294 vs. 0.403 for the reference population, P < 0.01) due to an overrepresentation of the...
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