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Ancestral polymorphisms of MHC class II genes: Divergent allele advantage

  • MHC Class II Genes and Molecules, Symposium (Part II)
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    Edward K. Wakeland, Stefen Boehme, Jin Xiong She, Cheng-Chan Lu, Richard A. McIndoe, Ivan Cheng, Ying Ye & Wayne K. Potts

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Wakeland, E.K., Boehme, S., She, J.X. et al. Ancestral polymorphisms of MHC class II genes: Divergent allele advantage. Immunol Res 9, 115–122 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02918202

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