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Generation and phenotyping of mCd59a and mCd59b double-knockout mice.
American journal of hematology - 1 Feb 2009
Qin Xuebin, Hu Weiguo, Song Wenping, Grubissich Luciano, Hu Xuemei, Wu Gongxiong, Ferris Sean, Dobarro Martin, Halperin Jose A
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CD59 is a membrane protein inhibitor of the membrane attack complex (MAC) of complement. Humans express only one, whereas mice express two CD59 genes. We previously reported the targeted deletion of the mCd59b gene in which absence of mCd59b together with an unintended down regulation of mCd59a caused hemolytic anemia with spontaneous platelet activation. To confirm the complement role in the hemolytic anemia...
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