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SUBMITTER: Minovic I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5660219 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Minović Isidor I Eisenga Michele F MF Riphagen Ineke J IJ van den Berg Else E Kootstra-Ros Jenny J Frenay Anne-Roos S AS van Goor Harry H Rimbach Gerald G Esatbeyoglu Tuba T Levy Andy P AP Gaillard Carlo A J M CAJM Geleijnse Johanna M JM Eggersdorfer Manfred L ML Navis Gerjan J GJ Kema Ido P IP Bakker Stephan J L SJL
Scientific reports 20171027 1
Haptoglobin (Hp) is an acute phase protein that has recently been linked to components of the metabolic syndrome (MetS). We aimed to evaluate Hp as marker of MetS, and to assess its association with long-term outcome in renal transplant recipients (RTR). We measured plasma Hp in a prospective cohort of 699 stable RTR and 149 healthy controls. Median plasma Hp concentration in RTR was 1.4 [interquartile range (IQR), 1.0-1.8] g/L, which was higher compared to 1.1 [0.9-1.4] g/L in controls (P < 0.0 ...[more]