DEFB118

Beta-defensin 118 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DEFB118 gene.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

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↑ Yenugu S, Hamil KG, Radhakrishnan Y, French FS, Hall SH (Jul 2004). “The androgen-regulated epididymal sperm-binding protein, human beta-defensin 118 (DEFB118) (formerly ESC42), is an antimicrobial beta-defensin”. Endocrinology. 145 (7): 3165–73. doi:10.1210/en.2003-1698. PMID 15033915.
↑ “Entrez Gene: DEFB118 defensin, beta 118”.

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