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FUT2 non-secretor status is associated with altered susceptibility to symptomatic enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli infection in Bangladeshis

Polymorphisms of the FUT2 gene alters glycan ABO(H) blood group and Lewis antigen expression (commonly known as non-secretor status) in the small intestinal mucosa. Whilst non-secretor status affects 20% of the population worldwide, it has been reported to be present in up to 40% of all Bangladeshis...

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Autores principales: Mottram, Lynda, Wiklund, Gudrun, Larson, Göran, Qadri, Firdausi, Svennerholm, Ann-Mari
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5587594/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28878367
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-10854-5