REAGENTS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING THE POLYMORPHIC PROTEIN HAPTOGLOBIN

摘要

The present invention provides antibodies that differentially react with allelic variants of a polymorphic protein, methods of identifying same, an antigen binding fragment comprised therein, proteins, cells, viral particles, compositions, and kits comprising same. The invention also provides methods for determining a haptoglobin type of a subject and methods for testing a subject for susceptibility to diabetic complications.