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A new method for characterizing peptidases in terms of electrophoretic behaviour in starch gel and of substrate specificity is described. A survey of red cells from a large number of people has revealed genetically determined variants of two of these enzymes. Separate loci appear to be involved.
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LEWIS, W., HARRIS, H. Human Red Cell Peptidases. Nature 215, 351–355 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/215351a0
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