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Beta-defensin 1 gene variability among non-human primates.
Immunogenetics - 1 Feb 2002
Del Pero Massimiliano, Boniotto Michele, Zuccon Dario, Cervella Piero, Spanò Andrea, Amoroso Antonio, Crovella Sergio
Abstract excerpt
Defensins are a recently described family of peptides that play an important role in innate immunity. Recent studies have shown that defensins exhibit a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activities against bacteria and fungi. Three families have been identified so far in mammals, alpha-defensins, beta-defensins and theta-defensins, presumably derived from a common ancestral defensin. A long-term study on the...
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