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Structure and sequence variation of the canine perforin gene.
Veterinary immunology and immunopathology - 15 Feb 2010
Neta M, Wen X, Moore P F, Bienzle D
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Lymphocyte-mediated cytotoxicity is essential to control viral infections, limit lymphocyte expansion and activation, and survey for malignant cells. Humans with defects in lymphocyte cytotoxicity have reduced perforin function resulting in uncontrolled lymphocyte expansion, leading to excessive histiocyte activation and a hemophagocytic disorder. Dog breeds such as Bernese mountain dogs (BMD) have a high...
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