Diversity of the Major Histocompatibility Complex Region Among Seven Founders of the Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon in Japan.

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The Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon is a critically threatened avian species. The current Japanese population originates from only seven founders introduced from China. The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is a highly polymorphic genomic region that plays a central role in the immune system. We previously reported that only three MHC class II haplotypes (HP1-3) with one to three copies of MHC-IIA/IIB gene...

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