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[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 asbestosis patients, the haptoglobin levels are higher (for all phenotypes). The standard deviation from the Hp...
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