"Spectrin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A high molecular weight (220-250 kDa) water-soluble protein which can be extracted from erythrocyte ghosts in low ionic strength buffers. The protein contains no lipids or carbohydrates, is the predominant species of peripheral erythrocyte membrane proteins, and exists as a fibrous coating on the inner, cytoplasmic surface of the membrane.
| Descriptor ID |
D013049
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.220.980 D12.776.543.850
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| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spectrin" by people in Profiles.
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Expanding SPTAN1 monoallelic variant associated disorders: From epileptic encephalopathy to pure spastic paraplegia and ataxia. Genet Med. 2023 01; 25(1):76-89.
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A novel homozygous splice-site mutation in the SPTBN4 gene causes axonal neuropathy without intellectual disability. Eur J Med Genet. 2020 Apr; 63(4):103826.
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