Article
A new method for haptoglobin phenotyping.
Annals of clinical biochemistry - 1 Sept 1999
Wassell J, Keevil B
Abstract excerpt
Haptoglobin is an acute-phase protein with three major phenotypes: Hp 1-1, Hp 2-1 and Hp 2-2. Studies have shown that functional differences between these phenotypes have important consequences in a number of pathological disorders (e.g. cardiovascular disease, autoimmune disorders, infectious disease), making phenotype determination of potential use in the clinical field. Previous methods for haptoglobin...
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