Mucin methods: genes encoding mucins and their genetic variation with a focus on gel-forming mucins.

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Mucin genes encode the polypeptide backbone of the mucin glycoproteins which are expressed on all epithelial surfaces and are major constituents of the mucus layer. Mucins are, thus, expressed at the interface between the external and the internal environment of the organism, and represent the first line of defence of our body. These genes often have an extensive region of repetitive exonic sequence which codes...

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