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Functional characterization of genetic variants in the porcine TLR3 gene.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 28 Feb 2014
Wang L, Chen Y C, Zhang D J, Li H T, Liu D, Yang X Q
Abstract excerpt
Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) recognizes double-stranded RNA, which is a molecular signature of viruses, and plays a pivotal role in host defense against viral invasion. Polymorphisms in the human TLR3 gene have been shown to affect the receptor function and to be associated with a variety of diseases, suggesting correlations between TLR3 polymorphisms and the disease resistance/susceptibility in pigs. In this...
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