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Association of canine juvenile generalized demodicosis with the dog leukocyte antigen system.
Tissue antigens - 1 Jul 2010
It V, Barrientos L, López Gappa J, Posik D, Díaz S, Golijow C, Giovambattista G
Abstract excerpt
Demodectic mange is a well-known parasitic skin disease characterized by the presence of a larger than normal number of Demodex mites (Demodex canis) in the skin of dogs. Recent research has suggested that major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II expression is higher in the skin of dogs suffering from demodicosis than in normal ones. We have investigated whether canine Dog Leukocyte Antigen (DLA) class II...
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