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Mhc-E polymorphism in Pongidae primates: the same allele is found in two different species.
Tissue antigens - 1 Dec 1997
Suárez B, Morales P, Castro M J, Fernández-Soria V, Recio M J, Pérez-Blas M, Alvarez M, Díaz-Campos N, Arnaiz-Villena A
Abstract excerpt
Mhc-E intron 1, exon 2, intron 2, and exon 3 from pygmy chimpanzee (Pan paniscus), chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) and orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) have been sequenced; six new Mhc-E alleles have been obtained but sequence changes are only placed either in introns or in synonymous exonic bases. One pygmy chimpanzee Mhc-E DNA sequence is identical to another sequence from chimpanzee; the fact...
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