Article
[Genetic polymorphism of haptoglobin and quantitative changes in its levels during exposure to asbestos].
Genetika - 1 Nov 1993
Afanas'eva I S, Spitsyn V A, Tsurikova G V
Abstract excerpt
The polymorphism and serum levels of haptoglobin were studied in asbestosis patients, in the control and the workers exposed to asbest. Hp1-1 has the highest, Hp2-2--the lowest and Hp2-1 has the intermediate concentration of this protein. In the course of contact with asbest, and especially in as...
Topics
- Asbestos
- Asbestosis
- Haptoglobins
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Genetic
