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Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in human lactoferrin gene.
Biochemistry and cell biology = Biochimie et biologie cellulaire - 1 Jun 2006
Teng Christina T, Gladwell Wesley
Abstract excerpt
The lactoferrin protein possesses antimicrobial and antiviral activities. It is also involved in the modulation of the immune response. In a normal healthy individual, lactoferrin plays a role in the front-line host defense against infection and in immune and inflammatory responses. Whether genomic variations, such as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), have an effect on the structure and function of...
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