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Candidate gene acting as a suppressor of the RH locus in most cases of Rh-deficiency.
Nature genetics - 1 Feb 1996
Cherif-Zahar B, Raynal V, Gane P, Mattei M G, Bailly P, Gibbs B, Colin Y, Cartron J P
Abstract excerpt
The Rh antigen is a multi-subunit complex composed of Rh polypeptides and associated glycoproteins (Rh50, CD47, LW and glycophorin B); these interact in the red cell membrane and are lacking or severely reduced in Rhnull cells. As a result, individuals with Rhnull suffer chronic haemolytic anaemia known as the Rh-deficiency syndrome. Most frequently, Rhnull phenotypes are caused by homozygosity of an autosomal...
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