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A genomic perspective on HLA evolution.
Immunogenetics - 1 Jan 2018
Meyer Diogo, C Aguiar Vitor R, Bitarello Bárbara D, C Brandt Débora Y, Nunes Kelly
Abstract excerpt
Several decades of research have convincingly shown that classical human leukocyte antigen (HLA) loci bear signatures of natural selection. Despite this conclusion, many questions remain regarding the type of selective regime acting on these loci, the time frame at which selection acts, and the functional connections between genetic variability and natural selection. In this review, we argue that genomic...
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