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Plasma haptoglobin concentrations are elevated in patients with coronary artery disease.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Lee Ching-Wei, Lee Chin-Wei, Cheng Tsai-Mu, Lin Chih-Pei, Pan Ju-Pin
Abstract excerpt
Inflammation underlies the development and progression of coronary artery plaques. Haptoglobin (Hp) is an acute phase protein, the synthesis of which is increased during inflammation. The aim of this study was to investigate plasma Hp concentrations and phenotype in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). We recruited 359 patients with fixed luminal stenosis ≥50% in at least one coronary artery (CAD group)...
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