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HAPTOGLOBIN

\hˈaptəɡlˌɒbɪn], \hˈaptəɡlˌɒbɪn], \h_ˈa_p_t_ə_ɡ_l_ˌɒ_b_ɪ_n]\

Definitions of HAPTOGLOBIN

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Plasma glycoproteins that form a stable complex with hemoglobin to aid the recycling of heme iron. They are encoded in man by a gene on the short arm of chromosome 16.

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