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SUBMITTER: de Souza FR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3036085 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Genetics and molecular biology 20100101 1
MUC1 is a heavily glycosylated mammalian transmembrane protein expressed by mucosal secretory tissues for both protection against microbial infection and lubrication. An important characteristic of MUC1 is its variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) containing several sites for O-glycosylation. VNTR length has been associated with many human diseases and with certain economically important traits in domestic ruminants. The aim of the present study was to correlate the length of MUC1 gene VNTR w ...[more]