Haptoglobin groups and lung cancer.
Haptoglobin groups were investigated in 309 patients with primary lung cancer divided by sex, smoking habits and tumor type. Patients with squamous epithelial cancer and oat-cell cancer showed no significant difference from normal controls. Among patients with pulmonary adenocarcinoma the frequency of the Hp 2-2 type was significantly (p less than 0.05) lower compared to the controls, with a corresponding increase of the Hp 1-1 and Hp 2-1 types. This difference was more pronounced (p less than 0.025) among females with pulmonary adenocarcinoma.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006242:Haptoglobins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D013548:Sweden
D006242:Haptoglobins