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SUBMITTER: Venkataraman GM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5551428 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Venkataraman G M GM Kennedy L J LJ Little M-T E ME Graves S S SS Harkey M A MA Torok-Storb B J BJ Storb R R
HLA 20170705 3
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes in mammals include highly polymorphic class I and class II genes that are critical for donor-recipient matching for transplantation. Dogs have served as an effective, directly translatable model for stem/progenitor cell transplantation. Previous analyses of MHC class I genes in dogs point to a single highly polymorphic gene, dog leukocyte antigen (DLA)-88, as an important factor in the success or failure of hematopoietic stem cell transplants. Fifty-n ...[more]