HAPTOGLOBIN PHENOTYPES AND SUSCEPTIBILITY OF SCHISTOSOMA PARASITES INFECTION IN CENTRAL SUDAN
Haptoglobin (Hp) is an acute phase protein that binds the free haemoglobin (Hb), thus preventing iron loss and renal damage. Hp also has anti-oxidative and immunomodulatory properties. Three Hp phenotypes have been identified in human: Hp1-1, Hp2-1 and Hp2-2. Hp polymorphisms have been related to su...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/2955 |