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Haptoglobin phenotype in women with preeclampsia.
Endocrine - 1 Oct 2010
Sammour Rami N, Nakhoul Farid M, Levy Andrew P, Miller-Lotan Rachel, Nakhoul Nakhoul, Awad Hoda R, Gonen Ron, Ohel Gonen
Abstract excerpt
In pre-eclampsia, poor placentation causes both oxidative and endoplasmic reticulum stress of the placenta. The anti-oxidative protein Haptoglobin has three phenotypes: 1-1, 1-2, and 2-2. Haptoglobin 1-1 is a more potent antioxidant. Our objective was to determine whether haptoglobin 1-1 was less...
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