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Haptoglobin is a plasma protein belonging to the α2 globulins. It is used for the diagnosis and follow-up of hemolytic anemia.
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Normal value: The normal value in serum is between 0.3 and 2.0 g/d.
Pathologically elevated: necrosis, acute inflammatory or neoplastic processes, iron deficiency anemia, nephrotic syndrome, plasmotocytoma, amyloidosis, cholestasis.
Pathologically decreased: chronic liver disease, hemolytic anemia, malabsorption syndrome, congenital haptoglobin deficiency.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer