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A Blood Group-related Polymorphism of CD44 Abolishes a Hyaluronan-binding Consensus Sequence without Preventing Hyaluronan Binding
1 Mar 1996
Abstract excerpt
CD44 is a widely expressed integral membrane protein that acts as a receptor for hyaluronan (HA) and is proposed to be important to cell-extracellular matrix interaction. The Indian (In) blood group antigens reside on CD44, and most individuals express the Inb antigen. Homozygosity for the Ina allele occurs as a rare event and is associated with production of alloantibody to the common Inb antigen after...
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