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Evolutionary history of an MHC gene in two leporid species: characterisation of Mhc-DQA in the European brown hare and comparison with the European rabbit.
Immunogenetics - 1 Feb 2009
Goüy de Bellocq Joëlle, Suchentrunk Franz, Baird Stuart J E, Schaschl Helmut
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We surveyed the genetic diversity of the expressed major histocompatibility complex class II DQA locus in natural populations of European brown hares, Lepus europaeus, from Austria and Belgium (267 individuals in total). Based on cDNA sequences, we designed hare-specific primers to amplify the highly variable second exon of the DQA gene. Using cloning-sequencing methodology and capillary electrophoresis...
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