The Major Histocompatibility Complex is a genetic region characterized by a high density of genes, many of them involved in the immune response. Of considerable importance are the HLA class I and ...
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-based mating rules can evolve as a way to avoid inbreeding or to increase offspring immune competence. While the role of mating preference in shaping the MHC ...
Viruses employ a variety of strategies to escape or counteract immune responses, including depletion of cell surface major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC-I), that would ordinarily present ...