Gene conversion of major histocompatibility complex genes is associated with CpG-rich regions

Immunogenetics

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 446-455

  Högstrand, Kari ^a   Böhme, Jan ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CpG; Gene conversion; H2; HLA; MHC; Mouse

Indexed keywords

DINUCLEOTIDE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE CONVERSION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PACHYTENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SPERMATOGONIUM;

ANIMALS; CHIMERA; DIMERIZATION; DINUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHATES; DNA METHYLATION; GENE CONVERSION; GENES, MHC CLASS II; GERM CELLS; H-2 ANTIGENS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; LIVER; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C3H; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS;

EID: 0032923098     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002510050518     Document Type: Article

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