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

L J Kennedy; J M Angles; A Barnes; S D Carter; O Francino; J A Gerlach; G M Happ; W E Ollier; W Thomson; J L Wagner

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2052.2001.00762.x

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

Anim Genet. 2001 Aug;32(4):193-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2052.2001.00762.x.

Authors

L J Kennedy¹, J M Angles, A Barnes, S D Carter, O Francino, J A Gerlach, G M Happ, W E Ollier, W Thomson, J L Wagner

Affiliation

¹ Mammalian Immunogenetics Research Group, Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, LG9 72J UK. [email protected]

PMID: 11531697
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2052.2001.00762.x

Abstract

The International Society for Animal Genetics (ISAG) Dog Leukocyte Antigen (DLA) Nomenclature Committee met during the "Comparative Evolution of the Mammalian major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC)" meeting in Manchester, UK on 10 September 2000. The main points discussed were the naming of class I genes and alleles, and the inclusion of alleles from other canidae.

MeSH terms

Alleles
Animals
Dogs / genetics*
Dogs / immunology
Genes, MHC Class I / genetics*
Terminology as Topic*