Haptoglobin gene subtypes in three Brazilian population groups of different ethnicities
Haptoglobin is a plasma hemoglobin-binding protein that limits iron loss during normal erythrocyte turnover and hemolysis, thereby preventing oxidative damage mediated by iron excess in the circulation. Haptoglobin polymorphism in humans, characterized by the Hp*1 and Hp*2 alleles, results in distin...
| Main Authors: | Vilela, Ana Luísa Miranda, Akimoto, Arthur Kenji, Alves, Penha Cristina Zaidan, Hiragi, Cássia de Oliveira, Penalva, Guilherme C., Oliveira, Silviene F., Grisolia, Cesar Koppe, Guimarães, Maria de Nazaré Klautau |
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| Format: | Artigo |
| Language: | Inglês |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
2018
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http://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/33142 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1415-47572009005000051 |
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