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[Haptoglobin polymorphism in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases].
Orvosi hetilap - 10 Sept 2006
Papp Mária, Lakatos Péter László, Palatka Károly, Földi Ildikó, Udvardy Miklós, Hársfalvi Jolán, Tornai István, Vitális Zsuzsanna, Dinya Tamás, Kovács Agota, Molnár Tamás, Demeter Pál, Papp János, Lakatos László, Altorjay István
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Since functional differences were found among three major haptoglobin phenotypes, haptoglobin polymorphism was reported to be associated with the risk and clinical course of different inflammatory diseases. The aim of the study was to investigate the Hp polymorphism distribution in Hungarian Crohn's disease patients. METHODS: 511 Hungarian IBD patients were investigated (Crohn's disease patients: 468,...
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