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Improved high-throughput MHC typing for non-model species using long-read sequencing.
Molecular ecology resources - 1 Apr 2022
Cheng Yuanyuan, Grueber Catherine, Hogg Carolyn J, Belov Katherine
Abstract excerpt
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) plays a critical role in the vertebrate immune system. Accurate MHC typing is critical to understanding not only host fitness and disease susceptibility, but also the mechanisms underlying host-pathogen co-evolution. However, due to the high degree of gene duplication and diversification of MHC genes, it is often technically challenging to accurately characterise MHC...
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