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Deletion in KARLN intron 5 and predictive relationship with bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis infection phenotype.
Veterinary research communications - 1 Jun 2023
Rossi Ursula A, Caffaro María E, Raschia María A, Hasenhauer Flavia C, Poli Mario A, Rossetti Carlos A
Abstract excerpt
Kalirin (gene: KALRN) is a Rho-GEF kinase linked to neurodegenerative diseases in humans. Unexpectedly, various polymorphisms in KALRN gene were previously associated with resistance to bacterial infections in ruminants. In this study, we evaluated the effect of the rs384223075 (RS-075) deletion in KALRN intron 5 on the occurrence of Mycobacterium bovis and Brucella abortus infections in cattle. We performed two...
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