Trans-Species Polymorphism in Immune Genes: General Pattern or MHC-Restricted Phenomenon?

Journal of Immunology Research

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Těšický, Martin ^a   Vinkler, Michal ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE; OLIGOADENYLATE SYNTHETASE; PATTERN RECOGNITION RECEPTOR; TRIPARTITE MOTIF PROTEIN 5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; GENE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENETICS; INTROGRESSION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; PROTEASOME SUBUNIT BETA TYPE 8 GENE; REVIEW; TRANS SPECIES POLYMORPHISM; ALLELE; ANIMAL; GENETICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 84935859204     PISSN: 23148861     EISSN: 23147156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/838035     Document Type: Review

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