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NOD2 Genotypes Affect the Symptoms and Mortality in the Porcine Circovirus 2-Spreading Pig Population.
Genes - 16 Sept 2021
Suzuki Kasumi, Shinkai Hiroki, Yoshioka Gou, Matsumoto Toshimi, Tanaka Junji, Hayashi Noboru, Kitazawa Haruki, Uenishi Hirohide
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The nucleotide oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptor 2 (NOD2) is an intracellular pattern recognition receptor that detects components of peptidoglycans from bacterial cell walls. NOD2 regulates bowel microorganisms, provides resistance against infections such as diarrhea, and reduces the risk of inflammatory bowel diseases in humans and mice. We previously demonstrated that a specific porcine NOD2...
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