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Human leukocyte antigen-G allele polymorphisms have evolved following three different evolutionary lineages based on intron sequences.
Human immunology - 1 Nov 2010
Cervera Isabel, Herraiz Miguel Angel, Peñaloza Jorge, Barbolla Maria Luz, Jurado Maria Luisa, Macedo Jacqueline, Vidart José Antonio, Martinez-Laso Jorge
Abstract excerpt
Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-G alleles follow a different pattern of polymorphism generation from those of the HLA classical I alleles. These polymorphisms have been defined as a result of random permitted point mutations in exons. However, this polymorphism maintenance could have an evolutionary specific pathways based on noncoding regions as introns, 14-bp deletion/insertion (exon 8), or promoter regions....
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- Alleles
- Base Sequence
- Evolution, Molecular
- HLA Antigens
- HLA-G Antigens
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
