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haptoglobin genotyping
Indications:
- risk assessment for patients with diabetes mellitus type-1
- cardiovascular disease
- diabetic retinopathy
Related
haptoglobin; contains: haptoglobin alpha chain; haptoglobin beta chain (HP)
General
genotyping (allele testing)
References
- Costacou T et al.
Haptoglobin genotype: a determinant of cardiovascular
complication risk in type 1 diabetes.
Diabetes. 2008 Jun;57(6):1702-6. Epub 2008 Mar 10
PMID: 18332093
- Nakhoul FM et al
Haptoglobin Genotype as a Risk Factor for Diabetic Retinopathy
JAMA. 2000;284(10):1244-1245
PMID: 10979109
http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/284/10/1244.2.full