Considerable haplotypic diversity in the RT1-CE class I gene region of the rat major histocompatibility complex

Immunogenetics

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 773-777

  Roos, Christian ^a   Walter, Lutz ^a  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gene tree analysis; Genomic plasticity; Haplotypic diversity; MHC; Rat class I genes

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1;

ARTICLE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; HAPLOTYPE; INBRED STRAIN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POLYMORPHIC LOCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; GENES, MHC CLASS I; HAPLOTYPES; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS; RATS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

MACACA MULATTA;

EID: 12944279220     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00251-004-0744-4     Document Type: Article

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