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Haptoglobin Phenotypes and Susceptibility to Schistosoma Parasites Infection in Central Sudan

Haptoglobin (Hp) is an acute phase protein that binds the free hemoglobin (Hb), thus preventing iron loss and renal damage. Hp also has antioxidative and immunomodulatory properties. Three Hp phenotypes have been identified in human: Hp1-1, Hp2-1, and Hp2-2. Hp polymorphisms have been related to sus...

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Autores principales: Yousif, Ashraf Siddig, Elagib, Atif Abdelrahman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5499500/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28698785
http://dx.doi.org/10.4084/MJHID.2017.042