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Miltenberger blood group antigen type III (Mi.III) enhances the expression of band 3.
Blood - 27 Aug 2009
Hsu Kate, Chi Naiwen, Gucek Marjan, Van Eyk Jennifer E, Cole Robert N, Lin Marie, Foster D Brian
Abstract excerpt
The special blood group antigen Mi.III exhibits a characteristic hybrid structure of glycophorin A (GPA) and glycophorin B, termed Gp.Mur. This phenotype has exceptionally high occurrence rates in several indigenous tribes in Taiwan ( approximately 21.2%-88.4%). Because glycophorin/Miltenberger begins interaction with anion exchanger-1 (AE1) in the endoplasmic reticulum, we hypothesized that the AE1-based...
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