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An Mhc class I allele associated to the expression of T-dependent immune response in the house sparrow.
Immunogenetics - 1 Nov 2005
Bonneaud Camille, Richard Murielle, Faivre Bruno, Westerdahl Helena, Sorci Gabriele
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The major histocompatibility complex (Mhc) encodes for highly variable molecules, responsible for foreign antigen recognition and subsequent activation of immune responses in hosts. Mhc polymorphism should hence be related to pathogen resistance and immune activity, with individuals that carry either a higher diversity of Mhc alleles or one specific Mhc allele exhibiting a stronger immune response to a given...
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