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Role of haptoglobin phenotype in end-stage kidney disease.
Nephron. Experimental nephrology - 1 Jan 2004
Burbea Zvi, Nakhoul Farid, Rosenberg Shai, Zoabi Roaa, Skorecki Karl, Hochberg Irit, Miller-Lotan Rachel, Benchetrit Sidney, Weissgarten Joshua, Knecht Aaron, Tovbin David, Levy Nina S, Levy Andrew P
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BACKGROUND: We recently reported that haptoglobin (Hp) phenotype 1-1 is protective against the development of nephropathy in normal creatinine diabetics. In the present study, we sought to determine if Hp phenotype also plays a role in renal deterioration by determining Hp phenotypes in a consecu...
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