Melanesian hereditary ovalocytes have a deletion in red cell band 3.
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D001457:Anion Exchange Protein 1, Erythrocyte / Q000235:genetics*; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D004247:DNA / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004612:Elliptocytosis, Hereditary / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008542:Melanesia; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
D001457:Anion Exchange Protein 1, Erythrocyte; D004247:DNA