Genetic analysis of haptoglobin polymorphisms with cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes in the diabetes heart study

Genetic analysis of haptoglobin polymorphisms with cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes in the diabetes heart study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Haptoglobin (HP) is an acute phase protein that binds to freely circulating hemoglobin. HP exists as two distinct forms, HP1 and HP2. The longer HP2 form has been associated with cardiovascular (CVD) events and mortality in individua...

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Main Authors: Adams Jeremy N, Cox Amanda J, Freedman Barry I, Langefeld Carl D, Carr J Jeffrey, Bowden Donald W
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-02-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Subjects:
Haptoglobin
Genetic polymorphism
Cardiovascular disease
Type 2 diabetes
Online Access:http://www.cardiab.com/content/12/1/31

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