haptoglobin

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• When hemoglobin levels exceed the binding capacity of haptoglobin, the serum will become red or brownish, and hemoglobin will also be released into the urine.

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• Humans are the only species with a modified form of haptoglobin, programmed by a gene acquired after human predecessors, Australopithecus, diverged from "Pan" apes.

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• Hemoglobin is normally retained in the serum by binding to a specific protein called haptoglobin.

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• Ordinarily, haptoglobin is responsible for "cleaning up" free hemoglobin in the bloodstream.

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• The functions of this protein are distinct from haptoglobin's role in hemoglobin scavenging.

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• Hemoglobin is contained within red blood cells, but when damaged, free hemoglobin is released, which is toxic; haptoglobin then "cleans" up the hemoglobin for disposal.

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• Among the issues he highlighted was the fact that Homo sapiens have a gene that no other species possesses, a gene for a modified form of the protein haptoglobin.

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• Moreover, significant differences have been encountered in acute phase response, and results showed a significant decrease in haptoglobin and fibrinogen in diseased newborn foals compared to controls.

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• LDH was 1249 IU/L, serum haptoglobin was less than 8 (normal 43-212 units), and ANA titer was positive at 1:80.

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• The haptoglobin protein binds free hemoglobin, aiding its removal from the bloodstream.

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