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MBL1 genotypes in wild boar populations from Sweden, Austria, the Czech Republic, and Japan.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Apr 2013
Bergman I-M, Sandholm K, Ekdahl K N, Okumura N, Uenishi H, Guldbrandtsen B, Essler S E, Knoll A, Heegaard P M H, Edfors I, Juul-Madsen H R
Abstract excerpt
The single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) G949T in the mannose-binding lectin ( MBL ) 1 gene has been associated with low MBL-A concentration in serum and detected at different frequencies in various European pig populations. However, the origin of this SNP is not known. Part of the MBL1 gene was sequenced in 12 wild boar/Large White crossbred pigs from the second backcross (BC 2 ) generation in a family material...
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