High incidence of a polymorphic variant of erythrocyte membrane protein, Band 3-Memphis, on a western Japanese island.

doi:10.1007/BF01876185

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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 do...

Topics

Anion Exchange Protein 1, Erythrocyte
Asian People
Erythrocyte Membrane
Female
Genetic Markers
Genetic Variation
Humans
Japan
Male
Pedigree
Polymorphism, Genetic

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