Open AccessHaptoglobin polymorphism in individuals with type 2 diabetic microangiopathy
Author(s) -
Ahmad Ahmadzadeh Amiri,
Mohammad Bagher HashemiSoteh,
Mohammad Reza Haghshenas,
Fatemeh Daneshvar,
Afsaneh Rastegar,
Toraj Farazmand
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.118929
Subject(s) - medicine , haptoglobin , microangiopathy , polymorphism (computer science) , gastroenterology , pathology , genetics , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , genotype , biology , gene
Haptoglobin is an acute phase protein with antioxidant and immunomodulatory properties. Gene polymorphism may be a risk factor for diabetic vascular disease in Iranian population.