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Detection of Hpdel among Thais, a deleted allele of the haptoglobin gene that causes congenital haptoglobin deficiency.
Transfusion - 1 Dec 2007
Shimada Eiko, Odagiri Miki, Chaiwong Kriangsak, Watanabe Yoshihisa, Anazawa Masako, Mazda Toshio, Okazaki Hitoshi, Juji Takeo, O'Charoen Rachanee, Tadokoro Kenji
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Congenital haptoglobin deficiency is a risk factor for anaphylactic nonhemolytic transfusion reactions in Japan. The deleted allele of the haptoglobin gene, Hp(del), which causes congenital haptoglobin deficiency, has also been observed in other Northeast Asian populations, such as Korean and Chinese persons. It has not been reported in several African and European-African populations, however, or...
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