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Haptoglobin genotypes and malaria comorbidity in breast cancer and healthy Nigerian women.
Annals of African medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Dokunmu Titilope M, Obi Patience O, Fatiregun Omolara A, Rotimi Oluwakemi A, Agodirin Sulaiman O, Rotimi Solomon O
Abstract excerpt
Background: Breast cancer is the leading cause of mortality among women, with over a million cases recorded globally. Haptoglobin (Hp) protein and genotypes play important roles in cancer predisposition and progression, but studies have reported varying outcomes in populations. Aim: The association of Hp genotypes in breast cancer patients with malaria has not been investigated in Nigerians, which is the aim of...
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