Copy number variation of the antimicrobial-gene, defensin beta 4, is associated with susceptibility to cervical cancer

HLA Class II DRB1*1302 Allele Protects Against Progression to Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Grade 3

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Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the PRDX3 and RPS19 and Risk of HPV Persistence and Cervical Precancer/Cancer

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A worldwide analysis of beta-defensin copy number variation suggests recent selection of a high-expressing DEFB103 gene copy in East Asia

(2011) Robert J. Hardwick et al.   HUMAN MUTATION

Genomic Copy Number Determines Functional Expression of β-Defensin 2 in Airway Epithelial Cells and Associates with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

(2010) Wim Janssens et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Both copy number and sequence variations affect expression of human DEFB4

(2010) M Groth et al.   GENES AND IMMUNITY

Common Genetic Variants and Risk for HPV Persistence and Progression to Cervical Cancer

(2010) Sophia S. Wang et al.   PLoS One

Comparison of multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification and real-time PCR accuracy for gene copy number quantification using the β-defensin locus

(2009) Andrea Perne et al.   BIOTECHNIQUES

Copy Number Variation of Defensin Genes and HIV Infection in Brazilian Children

(2009) Michele Milanese et al.   JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES

Common Variants in Immune and DNA Repair Genes and Risk for Human Papillomavirus Persistence and Progression to Cervical Cancer

(2008) Sophia S. Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Innate immunity and disorders of the female reproductive tract

(2008) Andrew W Horne et al.   REPRODUCTION