2007, Number 6
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Rev Invest Clin 2007; 59 (6)
Analysis of Haptoglobin Phenotype Polymorphism in a Mennonite Population of Northern Mexico
Alvarado-Esquivel C, Delanghe J
Language: English
References: 5
Page: 491-492
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Haptoglobin (Hp) is a serum protein with a number
of biological activities. Hp is expressed by a genetic
polymorphism as three major phenotypes: 1-1,
2-1, and 2-2.
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