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Comparing the selective landscape of TLR7 and TLR8 across primates reveals unique sites under positive selection in Alouatta.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Nov 2020
Torosin Nicole S, Argibay Hernan, Webster Timothy H, Corneli Patrice Showers, Knapp Leslie A
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Among primates, susceptibility to yellow fever (YFV), a single-stranded (ss) RNA virus, ranges from complete resistance to high susceptibility. Howler monkeys (genus Alouatta) are the most susceptible to YFV. In order to identify Alouatta-specific genetic factors that may be responsible for their susceptibility, we collected skin samples from howler monkey museum specimens of the species A. caraya and A. guariba...
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