Nomenclature for factors of the dog major histocompatibility system (DLA), 2000: Second report of the ISAG DLA Nomenclature Committee

Authors: Kennedy L.J.¹; Angles J.M.²; Barnes A.¹; Carter S.D.¹; Francino O.³; Gerlach J.A.⁴; Happ G.M.⁵; Ollier W.E.R.¹; Thomson W.¹; Wagner J.L.⁶

Source: Tissue Antigens, Volume 58, Number 1, July 2001 , pp. 55-70(16)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Abstract:

Abstract:

The ISAG DLA Nomenclature Committee met during the “Comparative Evolution of the Mammalian MHC” meeting in Manchester, England on 10th September 2000. The main points discussed were the naming of class I genes and alleles, and the inclusion of alleles from other canidae.

Keywords: dog; MHC; DLA; nomenclature; genetics

Language: English

Document Type: Original article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1034/j.1399-0039.2001.580111.x

Affiliations: 1: Mammalian Immunogenetics Research Group, Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, 2: Small Animal Clinical Studies, University College Dublin, Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland, 3: Facultat de Veterinaria, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain, 4: Medical Technology Program, Department of Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA, 5: Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, 6: Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA *