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Vitamin K Epoxide Reductase Complex Subunit 1
Vitamin K epoxide reductase complex subunit 1 (163 aa, ~18 kDa) is encoded by the human VKORC1 gene. The protein is an integral membrane protein that is localized to the endoplasmic reticulum and plays a role in both vitamin K metabolism and blood coagulation. (NCI Thesaurus)
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