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Variation and linkage disequilibrium within odorant receptor gene clusters linked to the human major histocompatibility complex.
Human immunology - 1 Sept 2010
Santos Pablo Sandro Carvalho, Seki Uehara Clineu Julien, Ziegler Andreas, Uchanska-Ziegler Barbara, Bicalho Maria da Graça
Abstract excerpt
Odorant receptors (OR) are G-protein-coupled receptors that are predominantly expressed in the membrane of olfactory neurons. Members of the two OR gene clusters on the short arm of human chromosome 6 could be involved in major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-associated behavioral traits, such as olfaction-influenced mate selection and cryptic female choice. In this context, OR gene polymorphisms and haplotypes...
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