The values of haptoglobins and their relation to the genetic type in a group of donors

Abstract

A study has been made of the level of haptoglobins in a group of blood donors composed of 1143 individuals of both sexes. The content of hapto­ globins has been determined by the iodometric technique of Jayle.
The average values obtained are indi­cated, both for the overall group and for the two sexes separately. It has been found a considerable increase in these values, in respect to those obtained fromgroups of normal individuals who are not donors. Sexual differences have been obser­ved in the level of haptoglobin in the same sense as that found in references, but this is not statistically significant. The relation between the genetic type and the level of haptoglobin has also been observed in this group, but the differences are also less pronunced.