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Haptoglobin polymorphism in patients with preeclampsia.
Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 1 Jan 2006
Depypere Herman T, Langlois Michel R, Delanghe Joris R, Temmerman Marleen, Dhont Marc
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Haptoglobin (Hp) polymorphism has been associated with blood pressure regulation and essential hypertension. We investigated Hp polymorphism in patients with preeclampsia. METHODS: A total of 60 Caucasian women with preeclampsia were prospectively followed from hospital admission until delivery. Serum Hp phenotypes 1-1, 2-1, and 2-2 were determined by starch gel electrophoresis and compared with those...
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