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HLA-AR, an inactivated antigen-presenting locus related to HLA-A. Implications for the evolution of the MHC.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 May 1990
Zemmour J, Koller B H, Ennis P D, Geraghty D E, Lawlor D A, Orr H T, Parham P
Abstract excerpt
The MHC contains many class I genes other than those known to present peptides to T lymphocytes. These additional class I genes vary between species and their functions are unknown. Genes involved in Ag presentation, HLA-A,B,C in humans, are highly diverse whereas other class I genes are of much more limited diversity. We have studied alleles of a gene, HLA-AR, that is closely linked and structurally related to...
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