期刊
CLINICA CHIMICA ACTA
卷 345, 期 1-2, 页码 35-42出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.cccn.2004.03.016
关键词
haptoglobin; iron; hemochromatosis
Haptoglobin (Hpt) is a plasma protein with hemoglobin-binding capacity. It is a well-known marker of hemolysis. Hpt is also an acute-phase protein that functions as a bacteriostatic agent, an inhibitor of prostaglandin synthesis and angiogenesis. However, the best-known biological function of Hpt is capture of hemoglobin (Hb). The identification of functional differences in haptoglobin molecules resulting from relatively common polymorphisms has further elucidated the importance of haptoglobin in iron homeostasis and in disease processes influenced by iron metabolism. In this review the effect of Hpt polymorphism on these different disease entities will be discussed. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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