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Molecular genotype identification of the Gallus gallus major histocompatibility complex.
Immunogenetics - 1 Jun 2006
Fulton Janet E, Juul-Madsen Helle R, Ashwell Christopher M, McCarron Amy M, Arthur James A, O'Sullivan Neil P, Taylor Robert L
Abstract excerpt
The chicken major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is commonly defined by serologic reactions of erythrocytes with antibodies specific to the highly polymorphic MHC class I (BF) and MHC class IV (BG) antigens. The microsatellite marker LEI0258 is known to be physically located within the MHC, between the BG and BF regions. DNA from various serologically defined MHC haplotypes was amplified by polymerase chain...
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