Test your
Haptoglobin
Looking for an easy way to test and monitor your Haptoglobin?
It's included in the HealthieOne Disease-Specific test.
Haptoglobin
Explanation: Haptoglobin is a protein made by the liver that acts like a cleanup crew in the blood. It grabs onto hemoglobin—the oxygen-carrying part of red blood cells—when those cells break open and spill their contents. It’s like a magnet that catches loose hemoglobin and hauls it to the liver to be recycled, keeping it from causing trouble in the kidneys or blood vessels.
Test Purpose:
- Identify if red blood cells are breaking down too quickly, which can lead to anemia.
- Assist in detecting types of anemia, especially those caused by the immune system attacking red blood cells.
- Evaluate liver function, as the liver produces haptoglobin.
Other information about this test: Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Mount Sinai, UCSF Health, ARUP Laboratories, Allina Health, NHS, University of Rochester Medical Center, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Northwestern Medicine, Iowa State University, Dept of Pathology
