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A review of haptoglobin typing methods for disease association study and preventing anaphylactic transfusion reaction.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2013
Ko Dae-Hyun, Chang Ho Eun, Kim Taek Soo, Song Eun Young, Park Kyoung Un, Song Junghan, Han Kyou Sup
Abstract excerpt
Haptoglobin, the product of the Hp gene, is a glycoprotein involved in the scavenging of free hemoglobin. Haptoglobin levels increase or decrease in response to various acquired conditions, and they are also influenced by genetic predisposition. There were 2 major alleles, Hp (1) and Hp (2), and 1 minor allele, Hp (del) . Many researchers have attempted to study the haptoglobin types and their association with...
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