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Genetic divergence of the rhesus macaque major histocompatibility complex.
Genome research - 1 Aug 2004
Daza-Vamenta Riza, Glusman Gustavo, Rowen Lee, Guthrie Brandon, Geraghty Daniel E
Abstract excerpt
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is comprised of the class I, class II, and class III regions, including the MHC class I and class II genes that play a primary role in the immune response and serve as an important model in studies of primate evolution. Although nonhuman primates contribute significantly to comparative human studies, relatively little is known about the genetic diversity and genomics...
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