Independent origin of functional MHC class II genes in humans and New World monkeys

Human Immunology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-14

  Kriener, Karin ^a   O'hUigin, Colm ^a   Klein, Jan ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INST FÜR BIOLOGIE   (Germany)

Author keywords

DPB; DQA; DQB; DRB; Major histocompatibility complex; Platyrrhini

Indexed keywords

DNA; HLA DP ANTIGEN; HLA DQ ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; INTRON; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0035110484     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0198-8859(00)00233-0     Document Type: Article

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