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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Epilepsy Behav. 2009 Sep 18;16(3):501–506. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.08.025

Table 2.

Haptoglobin (Hp) Concentration and Phenotype in PTS Cases and Controls (No PTS)

PTS Subjects
n=50
No PTS
n=58
Expected Ratio for
Seattle Areab [36]

Hp (mg/dl)a 200 ± 90 192 ± 71 ---

Hp Phenotype
 Hp 1-1 11 (22 %) 7 (12 %) 14%
 Hp 2-1 22 (44%) 28 (48%) 48%
 Hp 2-2 17 (34%) 23 (40%) 38%
a

normal range for Haptoglobin (100-300 mg/dl), p = 0.57

b

There is not a statistically significant difference in Hp phenotype distribution in patients who developed PTS compared to those who did not. (χ2 = 0.250, DF=2, p=0.883)