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Analysis of the sequence variations in the Mhc DRB1-like gene of the endangered Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti).
Immunogenetics - 1 Apr 2005
Kikkawa Eri F, Tsuda Tomi T, Naruse Taeko K, Sumiyama Daisuke, Fukuda Michio, Kurita Masanori, Murata Koichi, Wilson Rory P, LeMaho Yvon, Tsuda Michio, Kulski Jerzy K, Inoko Hidetoshi
Abstract excerpt
The Major Histocompatibility Complex (Mhc) genomic region of many vertebrates is known to contain at least one highly polymorphic class II gene that is homologous in sequence to one or other of the human Mhc DRB1 class II genes. The diversity of the avian Mhc class II gene sequences have been extensively studied in chickens, quails, and some songbirds, but have been largely ignored in the oceanic birds, including...
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