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Polymorphism of duck MHC class molecules.
Immunogenetics - 1 Jan 2019
Zhang Lin, Lin Dongmei, Yu Sen, Bai Junping, Jiang Wanchun, Su Wenzheng, Huang Yanyan, Yang Shaohua, Wu Jiaqiang
Abstract excerpt
Major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC I) molecules are critically involved in defense against pathogens, and their high polymorphism is advantageous to a range of immune responses, especially in duck displaying biased expression of one MHC I gene. Here, we examined MHC I polymorphism in two duck (Anas platyrhynchos) breeds from China: Shaoxing (SX) and Jinding (JD). Twenty-seven unique UAA alleles...
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