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The chorea of McLeod syndrome.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Sept 2001
Danek A, Tison F, Rubio J, Oechsner M, Kalckreuth W, Monaco A P
Abstract excerpt
Among the movement disorders associated with acanthocytosis, McLeod syndrome (McKusick 314850) is the one that is best characterized on the molecular level. Its defining feature is low reactivity of Kell erythrocyte antigens. This is due to absence of membrane protein KX that forms a complex with the Kell protein. KX is coded for by the XK gene on the X-chromosome. We present six males (aged 29 to 60 years), with...
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