Haptoglobin

Haptoglobin

Haptoglobin is a transport and acute phase protein which is synthesised in hepatocytes. It is a glycoprotein which consists of two light chains and two heavy chains. A reduction in the level of Haptoglobin is indicative of intravascular haemolysis.

The Fortress Diagnostics Haptoglobin kit is an immunoturbidimetric assay for the in vitro quantitative determination of human Haptoglobin in human serum and plasma.