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DNA sequence based typing of swine leukocyte antigens in Yucatan miniature pigs.
Xenotransplantation - 1 Nov 2005
Smith Douglas M, Martens Gregory W, Ho Chak S, Asbury Jeffrey M
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BACKGROUND: We have established a breeding program to develop additional lines of swine leukocyte antigens (SLA) homozygous miniature pigs derived from the Yucatan Miniature Pig. Yucatan pigs have been used extensively in biomedical research since the 1970s and are known for their docile nature and small size. The breed has no consanguinity with the Hormel or Pittman-Moore breeds used to produce the NIH Miniature...
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