Haptoglobin polymorphism and chronic hepatitis C.

doi:10.1016/s0168-8278(96)80321-7

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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

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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 ar...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Alleles
Chronic Disease
Female
Haptoglobins
Hepatitis C
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic

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