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A large deletion within the protein 4.1 gene associated with a stable truncated mRNA and an unaltered tissue-specific alternative splicing.
Blood - 1 Jun 1998
Venezia N D, Maillet P, Morlé L, Roda L, Delaunay J, Baklouti F
Abstract excerpt
Protein 4.1 is a major protein of the red blood cell skeleton. It binds to the membrane through its 30-kD N-terminal domain and to the spectrin-actin lattice through its 10-kD domain. We describe here the molecular basis of a heterozygous hereditary elliptocytosis (HE) associated with protein 4.1 partial deficiency. The responsible allele displayed a greater than 70-kb genomic deletion, beginning within intron 1...
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