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Genetic variation in the odorant receptors family 13 and the mhc loci influence mate selection in a multiple sclerosis dataset.
BMC genomics - 10 Nov 2010
Khankhanian Pouya, Gourraud Pierre-Antoine, Caillier Stacy J, Santaniello Adam, Hauser Stephen L, Baranzini Sergio E, Oksenberg Jorge R
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BACKGROUND: When selecting mates, many vertebrate species seek partners with major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes different from their own, presumably in response to selective pressure against inbreeding and towards MHC diversity. Attempts at replication of these genetic results in human studies, however, have reached conflicting conclusions. RESULTS: Using a multi-analytical strategy, we report validated...
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