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In vitro tests of natural allelic variation of innate immune genes (avian β-defensins) reveal functional differences in microbial inhibition.

Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 Dec 2010

Hellgren O, Sheldon B C, Buckling A

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Allelic variation in immune genes might result from, and contribute to, host-pathogen evolution. Functional allelic variation in the innate immune system has received little attention. Here, we investigate whether naturally occurring allelic variation within the avian innate immune system (β-defensins) is associated with variation in antimicrobial activity. We tested differences in in vitro antimicrobial...

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PMID: 21121085
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02115.x

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