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Infection-dependent phenotypes in MHC-congenic mice are not due to MHC: can we trust congenic animals?
BMC immunology - 9 Jul 2004
McClelland Erin E, Damjanovich Kristy, Gardner Kyle, Groesbeck Zack J, Ma Maggie S, Nibley Megan, Richardson Kelly S, Wilkinson Maureen, Morrison Linda C, Bernhardt Paul, Potts Wayne K
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BACKGROUND: Congenic strains of mice are assumed to differ only at a single gene or region of the genome. These mice have great importance in evaluating the function of genes. However, their utility depends on the maintenance of this true congenic nature. Although, accumulating evidence suggests that congenic strains suffer genetic divergence that could compromise interpretation of experimental results, this...
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