[5][6] Stomatin is a 31 kDa integral membrane protein, named after the rare human haemolytic anaemia hereditary stomatocytosis.

This gene encodes a member of a highly conserved family of integral membrane proteins.

[6] This gene encodes a member of a highly conserved family of integral membrane proteins.

[6] Although the wide distribution of stomatin and its constitutive expression suggest an important role for this protein in cell biology, perhaps as a “house-keeping” component, its function remains undetermined.

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