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Comparison of the frequencies of major histocompatibility (MHC) class-II DQA1 and DQB1 alleles in Indian and Chinese rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta).
Comparative medicine - 1 Dec 2001
Viray J, Rolfs B, Smith D G
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The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) comprises related gene families, some of which are highly polymorphic, whose protein products mediate immune response. Rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) are a vital animal model for research in human diseases and are native to regions extending from Afghanistan in the west to the Eastern Plains of China and from Peking to the north, southward through islands of Southeast...
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