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Disruption of SMIM1 causes the Vel- blood type.
EMBO molecular medicine - 1 May 2013
Ballif Bryan A, Helias Virginie, Peyrard Thierry, Menanteau Cécile, Saison Carole, Lucien Nicole, Bourgouin Sébastien, Le Gall Maude, Cartron Jean-Pierre, Arnaud Lionel
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Here, we report the biochemical and genetic basis of the Vel blood group antigen, which has been a vexing mystery for decades, especially as anti-Vel regularly causes severe haemolytic transfusion reactions. The protein carrying the Vel blood group antigen was biochemically purified from red blood cell membranes. Mass spectrometry-based de novo peptide sequencing identified this protein to be small integral...
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