Major histocompatibility complex class II DR and DQ evolution and variation in wild capuchin monkey species (Cebinae).

The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is an important gene complex contributing to adaptive immunity. Studies of platyrrhine MHC have focused on identifying experimental models of immune system function in the equivalent Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA). These genes have thus been explored primari...

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Main Authors: Janet C Buckner, Katharine M Jack, Amanda D Melin, Valérie A M Schoof, Gustavo A Gutiérrez-Espeleta, Marcela G M Lima, Jessica W Lynch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254604