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The major histocompatibility complex in Old World camelids and low polymorphism of its class II genes
BACKGROUND: The Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) is a genomic region containing genes with crucial roles in immune responses. MHC class I and class II genes encode antigen-presenting molecules expressed on the cell surface. To counteract the high variability of pathogens, the MHC evolved into...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4774177/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26931144 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-016-2500-1 |