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High incidence of a polymorphic variant of erythrocyte membrane protein, Band 3-Memphis, on a western Japanese island.
The Japanese journal of human genetics - 1 Sept 1995
Izuhara K, Ideguchi H, Otsuka T, Okubo K, Ogo T, Hamasaki N, Niho Y
Abstract excerpt
Band 3 is the major membrane protein of erythrocytes, which binds membrane skeletal proteins, glycolytic enzymes, and hemoglobin and transports various kinds of anions. Band 3-Memphis is a variant of Band 3, the amino terminal fragment of which depicts a slow electrophoretic mobility on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel. The frequency of Band 3-Memphis varies among populations, with a higher frequency...
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