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B-haplotype control of CD4/CD8 subsets and TCR V beta usage in chicken T lymphocytes.
Veterinary immunology and immunopathology - 1 Oct 1996
Ewald S J, Lien Y Y, Li L, Johnson L W
Abstract excerpt
The major histocompatibility (B) complex of the chicken contains genes similar to Class I (B-F) and Class II (B-L beta) genes in mammals, as well as a highly-polymorphic gene family (B-G) whose exact function is not known. Specific B-haplotypes are strongly associated with resistance to a number of infectious diseases, and with immune responses to soluble and cellular antigens. In mammals, Class I and Class II...
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