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Polymorphisms in MX2 Gene Are Related with SCS in Chinese Dairy Cows.
Animal biotechnology - 3 Apr 2018
Chen Ningbo, Wang FengQiao, Yu Nongqi, Gao Yuan, Huang Jieping, Dang Ruihua, Huang Yongzhen, Lan Xianyong, Lei Chuzhao, Chen Hong
Abstract excerpt
Viral infections can play direct or indirect roles in the etiology of the bovine mastitis. Mx dynamin-like GTPase 2 (MX2) gene is a main effector of the antiviral innate immune defense mediated by type I interferon (IFN I), which was demonstrated to confer positive antiviral responses to many viruses. Given the importance of the MX2 in modulating the host immune response, MX2 gene may be a suitable candidate gene...
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