Haptoglobin phenotypes have been determined in 30 chronic lymphatic leukaemia patients and concentrations determined in 21 of these. The number ofHpl phenotypes is slightly raised but not significantly so compared with a control population and is the same as that in first-degree relatives. Haptoglobin concentrations show higher concentrations in Hpl than Hp2, as has previously been reported. It...

The present study was carried out among two tribal populations residing in Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh, South India. A sample of 132 Koyadora and 40 Nayakpod individuals of all ages were collected for the purpose of screening for the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, haptoglobins, transferrins and

The first report of the existence of the plasma proteins now known as ‘ haptoglobins ’ was made by Polonovski & Jayle (1938). In subsequent studies by Jayle and his co-workers it was demonstrated that haptoglobin, which combines specifically and stoichiometrically with haemoglobin, belongs to the ct2 fraction of blood and is a glycoprotein of molecular weight approximately 155,000 (Guinand, Ton...