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Haptoglobin polymorphism and chronic hepatitis C.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Jul 1996
Louagie H K, Brouwer J T, Delanghe J R, De Buyzere M L, Leroux-Roels G G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Haptoglobin (Hp) is a hemoglobin-binding acute phase protein characterized by a genetic polymorphism due to the existence of two different alleles encoding for the alpha chain of the protein. Three phenotypes have been described: Hp 1-1, Hp 2-1 and Hp 2-2. The latter two forms are known to possess immunoglobulin-like properties and play a role in the immune response. Recently, it has been shown...
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