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...

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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
Format: Artigo
Language: Inglês
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2018
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Online Access: http://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/33142
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1415-47572009005000051
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