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Across deserts and Andes: a genetic exploration of GlyCam-1 in domestic camelids.
BMC veterinary research - 17 Dec 2025
Letaief Neyrouz, Alhaddad Hasan, Lühken Gesine, Gaspa Giustino, Versace Carmine, Miretti Silvia, Cosenza Gianfranco, Zhang Yi, Pauciullo Alfredo
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BACKGROUND: Lactophorin is a major whey protein in camelid milk that prevents fat globule aggregation and inhibits spontaneous lipolysis. It has also been proposed to play immunological functions, including the prevention of mastitis in lactating animals and the suppression of pathogen replication in the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts of suckling offspring. In this study, we explore the genetic variation...
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