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Identification of four allelic variants of the dog IGHA gene.
Immunogenetics - 1 Jul 2004
Peters Iain R, Helps Chris R, Calvert Emma L, Hall Edward J, Day Michael J
Abstract excerpt
Multiple IgA subclasses have been identified in humans, primates and lagomorphs, whereas in mice, cattle and dogs only a single subclass has been identified. The two human subclasses (IgA1 and IgA2) are defined by a difference in the length of the hinge region of the alpha chains between the CH1 and CH2 domains. The single IgA subclass so far identified in dogs has an alpha-chain hinge region with a predicted...
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