Cytokine gene polymorphism and parasite susceptibility in free-living rodents: importance of non-coding variants
A. Kloch, E. J. Mierzejewska, R. Welc-Faleciak, A. Bajer, A. Biedrzycka
The paper investigates how genetic variation in cytokine genes affects parasite susceptibility in bank voles, finding non-coding variants significantly associated with nematode and Bartonella infection risks.
bioRxiv · Sep 16, 2021Evolutionary Biology