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Characterization of the major histocompatibility complex class I A alleles in cynomolgus macaques of Vietnamese origin.
Tissue antigens - 1 Dec 2012
Zhang G-Q, Ni Ch, Ling F, Qiu W, Wang H-B, Xiao Y, Guo X-J, Huang J-Y, Du H-L, Wang J-F, Zhao Sh-J, Zhuo M, Wang X-N
Abstract excerpt
Cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis, Mafa) have emerged as an important animal model for infectious disease and transplantation research. Extensive characterization of their major histocompatibility complex (MHC) polymorphism regions therefore becomes urgently required. In this study, we identified 41 MHC class I A nucleotide sequences in 34 unrelated cynomolgus macaques of Vietnamese origin farmed in...
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