Graduate Student Literature Review: The DRB3 gene of the bovine major histocompatibility complex-Discovery, diversity, and distribution of alleles in commercial breeds of cattle and applications for development of vaccines.

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The bovine major histocompatibility complex (MHC), also known as the bovine leukocyte antigen (BoLA) complex, is the genomic region that encodes the most important molecules for antigen presentation to initiate immune responses. The first evidence of MHC in bovines pointed to a locus containing 2 antigens, one detected by cytotoxic antiserum (MHC class I) and another studied by mixed lymphocyte culture tests (MHC...

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