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Relationship of bovine TNF-α gene polymorphisms with the risk of bovine tuberculosis in Holstein cattle.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 1 Jun 2016
Cheng Yafen, Huang ChenShen, Tsai Hsiang-Jung
Abstract excerpt
Many studies suggest significant genetic variation in the resistance of cattle and humans to infection with Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis), the causative agent of zoonotic tuberculosis. TNF-α promotes inflammation and induces apoptosis in response to mycobacterial infection. The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of single nucleotide polymorphisms of the TNF-α gene on bovine tuberculosis...
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