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SUBMITTER: Clauss A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1939935 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Biochemical and biophysical research communications 20050701 2
We previously identified a locus on human chromosome 20 that encompasses 14 genes of postulated WFDC-type proteinase inhibitors with a potential role in innate immunity. In an extended study, homologous loci are here described on mouse chromosome 2, rat chromosome 3, and dog chromosome 24. As in humans, the murine and canine loci are divided into two sub-loci separated by 0.2Mb. The majority of genes are conserved in all species, but there are also species-specific gains and losses of genes, e.g ...[more]