Haptoglobin type diagnostic diagnostic data

Israeli researchers presented results from a trial in >3,000 diabetes patients that SYI said show the utility of Hp typing to determine the risk of cardiovascular complications in diabetes patients. The company is developing a test to detect Hp genotype. The study showed that patients with the Hp2-2 genotype had a significant increase in non-fatal MI, stroke and cardiovascular death compared with patients with genotypes Hp1-2 or Hp1-1. Also, patients with the Hp2-2 genotype had a significant decrease in major cardiovascular events if their HbA1c levels were kept below 7. ...