Manual annotation and analysis of the defensin gene cluster in the C57BL/6J mouse reference genome
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Host defense peptides are a critical component of the innate immune system. Human alpha- and beta-defensin genes are subject to copy number variation (CNV) and historically the organization of mouse alpha-defensin genes has been poor...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-12-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/606 |