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A SINE insertion provides information on the divergence of the HLA-DQA1 and HLA-DQA2 genes.
Immunogenetics - 1 Jan 1990
Del Pozzo G, Guardiola J
Abstract excerpt
The class II region of the human major histocompatibility complex (MHC) contains a cluster of highly polymorphic genes organized into at least three subloci (DR, DQ, and DP), each encoding a subset of surface antigens participating in the modulation of the immune response. Genetic diversity in this system is brought about by two major mechanisms, hypermutation and trans-species evolution. The DQ subregion...
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