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An electrophoretic variant of human albumin has been characterized as a dimer involving both disulfide and noncovalent bonds. The variant protein was isolated by starch block electrophoresis and gel filtration and extensively investigated by gel electrophoresis and immunoelectrophoresis under a variety of conditions. No significant differences were found between normal albumin and the propositus's albumin in sulfhydryl reactivity or content or in the tryptic fingerprint.
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Jamieson, G.A., Ganguly, P. Studies on a genetically determined albumin dimer. Biochem Genet 3, 403–416 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00485724
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