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Current perspectives on the intensity of natural selection of MHC loci

Polymorphism of genes in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is believed to be maintained by balancing selection. However, direct evidence of selection has proven difficult to demonstrate. In 1994, Satta and colleagues estimated the selection intensity of the human MHC (human leukocyte antige...

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Autores principales: Yasukochi, Yoshiki, Satta, Yoko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3651823/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23549729
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00251-013-0693-x