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Haptoglobin phenotype and gestational diabetes.
Diabetes care - 1 Sept 2004
Mustafa Stefan, Vukovich Thomas, Prikoszovich Thomas, Winzer Christine, Schneider Barbara, Esterbauer Harald, Wagner Oswald, Kautzky-Willer Alexandra
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Haptoglobin (Hp), an Hb-binding plasma protein, exists in two major allelic variants. Hp1 has higher Hb binding and antioxidant capacity compared with Hp2. Individuals with Hp1 exhibit a lower incidence of angiopathies. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is an early manifestation of type 2 diabetes in pregnant women. It is usually confined to the time of gestation, but carries an increased risk to...
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