Molecular bases of genetic diversity and evolution of the immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region (IGHV) gene locus in leporids

Immunogenetics

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 397-408

  Pinheiro, Ana ^a,b   Lanning, Dennis ^c   Alves, Paulo C ^a,b   Mage, Rose G ^d   Knight, Katherine L ^c   Van Der Loo, Wessel ^a   Esteves, Pedro J ^a,e  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^e CESPU   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Evolution; IGHV; Immunoglobulin repertoire; Leporids; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ALLELIC EXCLUSION; ALLOTYPE; ALLYLIC REARRANGEMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REVIEW;

LEPORIDAE; LEPUS; MAMMALIA; MUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 79959716257     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: 14321211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00251-011-0533-9     Document Type: Review

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