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Single nucleotide polymorphisms in collagenous lectins and other innate immune genes in pigs with common infectious diseases.
Veterinary immunology and immunopathology - 15 Jul 2011
Keirstead N D, Hayes M A, Vandervoort G E, Brooks A S, Squires E J, Lillie B N
Abstract excerpt
Innate immune recognition of pathogens involves various surface receptors and soluble proteins that precede agglutination, complement activation, phagocytosis, and the adaptive immune response. Mannan-binding lectins (MBLs), ficolins (FCNs) and surfactant protein A (SP-A) are soluble collagenous lectins that bind surface structures of various bacteria, viruses and fungi. Some single nucleotide polymorphisms...
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