Haptoglobin phenotypes in HIV-1-seropositive patients in Ghana: Decreased risk for Hp0 individuals

dc.contributor.author	Quaye, I.K.E.
dc.contributor.author	Ekuban, F.A.
dc.contributor.author	Brandful, J.A.M.
dc.contributor.author	Gyan, B.A.
dc.contributor.author	Akanmori, B.D.
dc.contributor.author	Ankrah, N.-A.
dc.date.accessioned	2019-02-20T09:10:42Z
dc.date.available	2019-02-20T09:10:42Z
dc.date.issued	2000-11
dc.description.abstract	Plasma haptoglobin phenotypes were determined by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, followed by benzidine staining for 58 HIV-1 seropositive Ghanaians and 79 randomly selected age-matched controls. Hp0 was present in only 14% of HIV-1 seropositive individuals compared with more than 40% of the controls. The Hp0 individuals showed a highly significant reduced risk for HIV-1 infection (OR = 0.21, 95% CI = 0.09-0.51, p = 0.0002). Hp0 may have a protective effect in HIV-1 infection. Copyright (C) 2000 S. Karger AG, Basel.	en_US
dc.identifier.other	Vol. 50(6): pp 382-3
dc.identifier.other	https://doi.org/10.1159/000022944
dc.identifier.uri	http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/27675
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Human Heredity	en_US
dc.subject	Ghanaians	en_US
dc.subject	Haptoglobin polymorphism	en_US
dc.subject	HIV-1	en_US
dc.title	Haptoglobin phenotypes in HIV-1-seropositive patients in Ghana: Decreased risk for Hp0 individuals	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US

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