title: Haptoglobin phenotyping by polyacrylamide gel isoelectric focusing and its application to simultaneous typing of serum proteins.
abstract: A simple isoelectric focusing method for haptoglobin (HP) typing is described. Serum was pretreated first with C. perfringens neuraminidase (CPN) and then with dithiothreitol (DTT). The treated serum was subjected to polyacrylamide gel isoelectric focusing (PAGIF), and the band patterns were detected by immunoblotting. The method could be successfully applied to HP typing of bloodstains as old as 2 months. A slight modification of it enabled HP, complement component C81, and factor I (IF) to be typed simultaneously. The immunoblotting facilitated preservation of HP patterns. Thus, the PAGIF method for HP typing is suitable for routine use in the forensic laboratory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical College of Oita, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tamaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kishida
mesh_terms: D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D001801:Blood Stains; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006242:Haptoglobins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007525:Isoelectric Focusing; D007564:Japan; D010641:Phenotype
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006242:Haptoglobins