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HPR (gene)

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Template:PBB Haptoglobin-related protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HPR gene.[1][2][3] The HPR gene affects hereditary immunity to a non-pathogenic species of African trypanosomes.[4]

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References

  1. ^ Maeda N (Jul 1985). "Nucleotide sequence of the haptoglobin and haptoglobin-related gene pair. The haptoglobin-related gene contains a retrovirus-like element". J Biol Chem. 260 (11): 6698–709. PMID 2987228.
  2. ^ Nielsen MJ, Petersen SV, Jacobsen C, Oxvig C, Rees D, Moller HJ, Moestrup SK (Oct 2006). "Haptoglobin-related protein is a high-affinity hemoglobin-binding plasma protein". Blood. 108 (8): 2846–9. doi:10.1182/blood-2006-05-022327. PMID 16778136.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Entrez Gene: HPR haptoglobin-related protein".
  4. ^ Smith AB, Esko JD, Hajduk SL (1995). "Killing of trypanosomes by the human haptoglobin-related protein". Science. 268 (5208): 284–6. doi:10.1126/science.7716520. PMID 7716520.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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