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Low MHC class II diversity in the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii).

Immunogenetics - 1 Jul 2012

Cheng Yuanyuan, Sanderson Claire, Jones Menna, Belov Katherine

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The largest remaining carnivorous marsupial, the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii), is currently under threat of extinction due to a fatal contagious cancer-devil facial tumour disease. Low major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I diversity is believed to have contributed to the transmission of the tumour allograft through devil populations. Here, we report low MHC class II variability in this species,...

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PMID: 22460528
DOI: 10.1007/s00251-012-0614-4

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