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Novel full-length major histocompatibility complex class I allele discovery and haplotype definition in pig-tailed macaques.
Immunogenetics - 1 Jun 2018
Semler Matthew R, Wiseman Roger W, Karl Julie A, Graham Michael E, Gieger Samantha M, O'Connor David H
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Pig-tailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina, Mane) are important models for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) studies. Their infectability with minimally modified HIV makes them a uniquely valuable animal model to mimic human infection with HIV and progression to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). However, variation in the pig-tailed macaque major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and the impact of individual...
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