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Association between haptoglobin 2-2 genotype and coronary artery disease and its severity in a tunisian population.
Biochemical genetics - 1 Jun 2014
Moussa Amira, Rejeb Jihène, Omezzine Asma, Rebhi Lamia, Boumaiza Imen, Kacem Slim, Ben Rejeb Nabila, Boughzala Essia, Ben Abdelaziz Ahmed, Bouslama Ali
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Haptoglobin (Hp) polymorphism generates three common human genotypes (Hp1-1, Hp2-1, and Hp2-2), having functional differences, related to the risk of development of cardiovascular diseases. These functions are a consequence of hemoglobin binding that leads to the synthesis of an antioxidant like...
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