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The neck-region polymorphism of DC-SIGNR in peri-centenarian from Han Chinese population.
BMC medical genetics - 14 Dec 2009
Li Hui, Wang Cheng-Ye, Wang Jia-Xin, Tang Nelson Leung-Sang, Xie Liang, Gong Yuan-Ying, Yang Zhao, Xu Liang-You, Kong Qing-Peng, Zhang Ya-Ping
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: DC-SIGNR (also called CD209L) has been extensively studied on its role in host genetic predisposition to viral infection. In particular, variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) of the neck-region of DC-SIGNR is highly polymorphic and the polymorphism has been investigated for genetic pre...
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