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. 1984;38(2):155-7.
doi: 10.1159/000132050.

Localization of the haptoglobin alpha and beta genes (HPA and HPB) to human chromosome 16q22 by in situ hybridization

J R McGill, F Yang, W D Baldwin, J L Brune, D R Barnett, B H Bowman, C M Moore

Localization of the haptoglobin alpha and beta genes (HPA and HPB) to human chromosome 16q22 by in situ hybridization

J R McGill et al. Cytogenet Cell Genet. 1984.

Abstract

Human haptoglobin (Hp) is a protein that binds free hemoglobin and circulates in plasma of vertebrates as a tetrachain (alpha beta)2 structure. This study maps HPA and HPB, the genes encoding the Hp alpha and beta chains to human chromosome band 16q22 by in situ hybridization.

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