sábado, 12 de junio de 2010

Haptoglobin polymorphism and infection. [Adv Clin Chem. 2010] - PubMed result



Adv Clin Chem. 2010;50:23-46.

Haptoglobin polymorphism and infection.
Kasvosve I, Speeckaert MM, Speeckaert R, Masukume G, Delanghe JR.

Department of Chemical Pathology, University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences, Harare, Zimbabwe.


Abstract
The haptoglobin gene is highly polymorphic in humans with strong evidence of functionally distinct biochemical phenotypes. In all human populations, three major haptoglobin phenotypes Hp 1-1, Hp 2-1, and Hp 2-2 are present, but additional phenotypes have been identified. Haptoglobin polymorphism has important biological and clinical significance. In this review, we examine the putative role of haptoglobin polymorphism in parasitic, bacterial, and viral infections. Despite many striking effects of haptoglobin polymorphism in infectious conditions, the effects of haptoglobin genetic variation upon infections are not always predictable due to the multifunctional character of the plasma protein (e.g., antibody-like properties, immunomodulation, iron metabolism). More studies on the interplay of haptoglobin polymorphism, vaccination, and susceptibility or resistance to common infections seem warranted.

PMID: 20521439 [PubMed - in process]
Haptoglobin polymorphism and infection. [Adv Clin Chem. 2010] - PubMed result

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