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Haptoglobin as a Biomarker.

Biochem Mosc Suppl B Biomed Chem

August 2021

St-Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute (PNPI) NRC Kurchatov Institute, Orlova Roshcha 1, 188300 Gatchina, Leningrad oblast Russia.

Haptoglobin (Hp) is a glycoprotein that binds free hemoglobin (Hb) in plasma and plays a critical role in tissue protection and prevention of oxidative damage. Besides, it has some regulatory functions. Haptoglobin is an acute-phase protein, its concentration in plasma changes in pathology, and the test for its concentration is part of normal clinical practice.

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