Talk:Haptoglobin

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huge edit here guys, spelling still needed. Source is labtestsonline.com, will add source later. HolyMongoose 16:45, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

It is wrong to consider that haptoglobin binds to free iron. In fact, haptoglobin has no relation with iron, it is transferrin the protein that binds iron and transports it in the blood. Haptoglobin binds to hemoglobin with a high affinity. The complex haptoglobin-hemoglobin is cleared rapidly from the plasma by the liver