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Haptoglobin polymorphism in Mongolian population: comparison of the two genotyping methods.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Oct 2009
Nakamura Hitomi, Soejima Mikiko, Munkhtulga Lkhagvasuren, Iwamoto Sadahiko, Koda Yoshiro
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Haptoglobin (Hp) polymorphisms have been suggested to be associated with many pathological conditions including cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases, and type 2 diabetes. METHODS: We examined the association between HP genotypes and type 2 diabetes or anthropometric and clinical features in 946 Mongolians. HP genotypes were determined by two methods, TaqMan-based real-time PCR and conventional...
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