1Sudan Academy of Sciences, Council of Biological Sciences, New technology and Enviroments, Tropical Medcine Program Khartoum, Sudan
2Tropical Medicine Research Institute, National Cenre for Research
American Journal of Microbiological Research.
2016,
Vol. 4 No. 2, 61-63
DOI: 10.12691/ajmr-4-2-3
Copyright © 2016 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Nafisa M. Osman, Hind A. Gasim Elseed, Atif A. Elagib. Study of Haptoglobin Phenotypes in Sudanese Diabetic Patients.
American Journal of Microbiological Research. 2016; 4(2):61-63. doi: 10.12691/ajmr-4-2-3.
Correspondence to: Nafisa M. Osman, Sudan Academy of Sciences, Council of Biological Sciences, New technology and Enviroments, Tropical Medcine Program Khartoum, Sudan. Email:
Salmama173@gmail.comAbstract
In this case – control study conducted during the period from February 2013 to January 2015, Haptoglobin phenotypes in diabetes patients has been investigated in 300 type 2 diabetic patients and 100 non diabetic healthy controls in Sudan. The samples were obtained from Elmotakmel diabetic center in Omdurman, Sudan and were categorized by their haptoglobin phenotypes using Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The result of the study showed no significant difference in the distribution of haptoglobin phenotypes. Diabetic patients with Hp 2-2 phenotype tend to had highest fasting blood glucose levels and lower hemoglobin levels.
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