Article
Donor haptoglobin phenotype determines outcome following liver transplantation.
Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation - 1 Jun 2011
Speeckaert Reinhart, Van Vlierberghe Hans, Troisi Roberto, De Bacquer Dirk, Speeckaert Marijn M, De Buyzere Marc L, Claeys Lutgarde, de Hemptinne Bernard, Delanghe Joris R
Abstract excerpt
Haptoglobin (Hp) is a polymorphic plasma protein with multiple functions defined by three major phenotypes (Hp 1-1, Hp 2-1, and Hp 2-2). In this article, the effects of the donor Hp phenotype (determined by starch gel electrophoresis) on the outcome and the iron status after liver transplantation were investigated. A total of 450 liver transplant patients were enrolled in this study with a median follow-up of 37...
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