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Deletion of the murine Duffy gene (Dfy) reveals that the Duffy receptor is functionally redundant.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 May 2000
Luo H, Chaudhuri A, Zbrzezna V, He Y, Pogo A O
Abstract excerpt
All of the antigenic determinants of the Duffy blood group system are in a glycoprotein (gp-Fy), which is encoded by a single-copy gene (FY) located on chromosome 1. gp-Fy is also produced in several cell types, including endothelial cells of capillary and postcapillary venules, the epithelial cell of kidney collecting ducts, lung alveoli, and the Purkinje cells of the cerebellum. This protein, which spans the...
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