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Study of the D-- phenotype reveals erythrocyte membrane alterations in the absence of RHCE.
British journal of haematology - 1 Jul 2012
Flatt Joanna F, Musa Rozi H, Ayob Yasmin, Hassan Afifah, Asidin Norhanim, Yahya Nurul M, Mathlouthi Rosalind, Thornton Nicole, Anstee David J, Bruce Lesley J
Abstract excerpt
Red cells with the D-- phenotype do not express the RHCE protein because of mutations in both alleles of the RHCE gene. At present, little is known of the effect this has on the normal function of erythrocytes. In this study a group of five families belonging to a nomadic tribe in Malaysia were identified as carriers of the D-- haplotype. Analysis of homozygous individuals' genomic DNA showed two separate novel...
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