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Genetic factors associated with serum haptoglobin level in a Japanese population.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 10 Jun 2014
Soejima Mikiko, Sagata Noriaki, Komatsu Nobukazu, Sasada Tetsuro, Kawaguchi Atsushi, Itoh Kyogo, Koda Yoshiro
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Haptoglobin (HP) is an acute-phase protein induced by inflammatory stimuli. Its serum level varies in several clinical conditions and among individuals. The common HP alleles (HP(1) and HP(2)), HP complete deletion allele (HP(del)), and two SNPs (rs5472 and rs2000999) have been reported to be possible genetic determinants of serum HP levels so far. However, no studies have explored the relationship...
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