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The structure of HLA-DR52c: comparison to other HLA-DRB3 alleles.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 19 Aug 2008
Dai Shaodong, Crawford Frances, Marrack Philippa, Kappler John W
Abstract excerpt
Class II major histocompatibility complex (MHCII) molecules present antigens to CD4(+) T cells. In addition to the most commonly studied human MHCII isotype, HLA-DR, whose beta chain is encoded by the HLA-DRB1 locus, several other isotypes that use the same alpha chain but have beta chains encoded by other genes. These other DR molecules also are expressed in antigen-presenting cells and are known to participate...
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