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The beta 2-microglobulin locus of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) contains three polymorphic genes.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Mar 2004
Magor Katharine E, Shum Benny P, Parham Peter
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Beta2-microglobulin (beta2m) associates with MHC and related class I H chains to form cell surface glycoproteins that mediate a variety of functions in defense. In humans, monomorphism of a single beta2m gene contrasts with the diversity and polymorphism of the class I H chain genes, and a simila...
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