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Major histocompatibility complex class II DR and DQ evolution and variation in wild capuchin monkey species (Cebinae).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2021
Buckner Janet C, Jack Katharine M, Melin Amanda D, Schoof Valérie A M, Gutiérrez-Espeleta Gustavo A, Lima Marcela G M, Lynch Jessica W
Abstract excerpt
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is an important gene complex contributing to adaptive immunity. Studies of platyrrhine MHC have focused on identifying experimental models of immune system function in the equivalent Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA). These genes have thus been explored primarily in captive platyrrhine individuals from research colonies. However, investigations of standing MHC variation and...
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