Genomic organization of duplicated major histocompatibility complex class I regions in Atlantic salmon (<it>Salmo salar</it>)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We have previously identified associations between major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I and resistance towards bacterial and viral pathogens in Atlantic salmon. To evaluate if only MHC or also closely linked genes contribut...

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Main Authors: Phillips Ruth B, Bakke Hege G, Reid Linda, Cooper Glenn A, Beetz-Sargent Marianne, Grimholt Unni, Harstad Håvard, Lukacs Morten F, Miller Kristina M, Davidson William S, Koop Ben F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-07-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/8/251