Multiple coagulation factor deficiency protein 2 is a
protein
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that in humans is encoded by the ''MCFD2''
gene
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Mutations in ''MCFD2'' cause the combined deficiency of factor V and factor VIII (F5F8D), a recessive bleeding disorder. MCFD2 and ERGIC-53 (or LMAN1) form a protein complex and serve as a cargo receptor to transport FV and FVIII from the ER to the Golgi body. Mutations in ''
LMAN1'' gene (encoding ERGIC-53 or LMAN1) also cause F5F8D.
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