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Haptoglobin genotypes in sickle-cell disease.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Oct 2011
Santos Magnun Nueldo Nunes, Bezerra Marcos André Cavalcanti, Domingues Betânia Lucena Tavares Borges, Zaccariotto Tânia Regina, Oliveira Denise Madureira, Costa Fernando Ferreira, Araújo Aderson da Silva, Sonati Maria de Fátima
Abstract excerpt
We compared the frequencies of the haptoglobin (Hp) genotypes of 775 Brazilian patients with sickle-cell disease divided into the following age groups: 3 months-5 years, 6-10 years, 11-15 years, 16-20 years, and over 20 years. The last group (>20 years) was also compared with a healthy control group and was further divided into subgroups including only subjects aged 21-30 years (V.a and Control.a) and over 30...
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