Determination of Beta-Defensin Genomic Copy Number in Different Populations: A Comparison of Three Methods

Peder Fode; Cathrine Jespersgaard; Robert J. Hardwick; Helen Bogle; Michael Theisen; Daniel Dodoo; Martin Lenicek; Libor Vitek; Ana Vieira; Joao Freitas; Paal Skytt Andersen; Edward J. Hollox

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0016768

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Determination of Beta-Defensin Genomic Copy Number in Different Populations: A Comparison of Three Methods

Peder Fode ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Peder Fode, Cathrine Jespersgaard

Affiliation Department for Microbiological Surveillance and Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Cathrine Jespersgaard ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Peder Fode, Cathrine Jespersgaard

Affiliation Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Robert J. Hardwick,

Affiliation Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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Helen Bogle,

Current address: Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, United Kingdom

Affiliation Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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Michael Theisen,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Daniel Dodoo,

Affiliation Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
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Martin Lenicek,

Affiliations Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, 4th Department of Internal Medicine, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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Libor Vitek,

Affiliations Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, 4th Department of Internal Medicine, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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Ana Vieira,

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal
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Joao Freitas,

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal
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Paal Skytt Andersen,

Affiliation Department for Microbiological Surveillance and Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Edward J. Hollox

* E-mail: ejh33@le.ac.uk

Affiliation Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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Determination of Beta-Defensin Genomic Copy Number in Different Populations: A Comparison of Three Methods

Peder Fode,
Cathrine Jespersgaard,
Robert J. Hardwick,
Helen Bogle,
Michael Theisen,
Daniel Dodoo,
Martin Lenicek,
Libor Vitek,
Ana Vieira,
Joao Freitas

Published: February 22, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016768

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