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Wild boars from Sweden, Austria, the Czech Republic and Japan possess intact mannose-binding lectin 2 (MBL2) genes.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Jun 2015
Bergman I M, Okumura N, Uenishi H, Hammer S E, Knoll A, Edfors I, Juul-Madsen H R
Abstract excerpt
The two-nucleotide deletion recently detected in the mannose-binding lectin 2 gene in purebred and crossbred domestic pigs was not found among 68 wild boars representing 4 populations from Europe and Asia. This suggests that the deletion is a result of breeding and/or genetic drift/bottle necks.
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