Gastroenterology
Volume 138, Issue 5 , Pages 1763-1771.e5 , May 2010

Mucin Gene Deficiency in Mice Impairs Host Resistance to an Enteric Parasitic Infection

  • Sumaira Z. Hasnain

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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  • Huaqing Wang

      Affiliations

    • Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, Department of Pathology & Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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  • Jean–Eric Ghia

      Affiliations

    • Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, Department of Pathology & Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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  • Nihal Haq

      Affiliations

    • Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, Department of Pathology & Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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  • Yikang Deng

      Affiliations

    • Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, Department of Pathology & Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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  • Anna Velcich

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Albert Einstein Cancer Center/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York
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  • Richard K. Grencis

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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  • David J. Thornton

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationDavid J. Thornton, Welcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Faculty Life Sciences. Michael Smith Building, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, United Kingdom. fax: 00441612751505
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  • Waliul I. Khan

      Affiliations

    • Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, Department of Pathology & Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests Address requests for reprints to: W.I. Khan, Department of Pathology & Molecular Medicine, Room 2N34, McMaster University Medical Centre, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5, Canada. fax: (905) 521-2338

Received 17 March 2009 ,Accepted 25 January 2010.

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 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflicts.

 Funding This work is supported by grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CHIR), the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada (CCFC), BBSRC, and the Wellcome Trust.

PII: S0016-5085(10)00154-X

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2010.01.045

Gastroenterology
Volume 138, Issue 5 , Pages 1763-1771.e5 , May 2010

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