Major histocompatibility complex
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major-histocompatibility-complex-187-501103
title:
Major histocompatibility complex
text:
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is a large locus on vertebrate DNA containing a set of closely linked polymorphic genes that code for cell surface proteins essential for the adaptive immune system. These cell surface proteins are called MHC molecules. The name of this locus comes from its discovery through the study of transplanted tissue compatibility. Later studies revealed that tissue rejection due to incompatibility is only a facet of the full function of MHC molecules, which is t
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description:
Cell surface proteins, part of the acquired immune system
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_histocompatibility_complex
date created:
2003-04-17T13:02:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T06:14:03Z
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