Article
Sequences and diversity of 17 new Ovar-DRB1 alleles from three breeds of sheep.
European journal of immunogenetics : official journal of the British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics - 1 Aug 2003
Konnai S, Nagaoka Y, Takeshima S, Onuma M, Aida Y
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the genetic diversity of the sheep MHC (Ovar) class II DRB1 locus, we amplified exon 2 of Ovar-DRB1 alleles by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and determined the nucleotide sequences of both resultant strands after cloning. In our study of a total of 97 sheep of three breeds, namely, Suffolk, Cheviot and Corriedale, we identified 18 previously published alleles and 17 new alleles. These alleles...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
