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Identification of major histocompatibility complex class I alleles in Chinese rhesus macaques.
Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica - 1 Nov 2008
Ouyang Dongyun, Xu Lihui, Dai Zhengxi, Shi Huanjing, Zhang Gaohong, Zheng Yongtang, He Xianhui
Abstract excerpt
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I information is vital for understanding variance of immune responses in HIV vaccination and biomedical models. In this study, 9 Mamu-A and 13 Mamu-B alleles were identified from the cDNA products of 10 Chinese-origin rhesus macaques. Except for two alleles that had been reported by others, eight were novel and twelve extended the partial sequences that are available...
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