That difference is actually a survival benefit: The combination of two individuals' different MHC (major histocompatibility locus) genes gives their offspring an advantage in beating back disease ...

The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is a cluster of genes encoding molecules that are important for lymphocyte activation. MHC molecules bind small fragments of proteins from inside a cell ...

cell and gene therapy, immunotherapy, drug / vaccine development, and non-cancer related immunology research. Proven through extensive research, MHC Tetramer technology has been used to accurately and ...

In functional analysis, we have studied the roles of the nonclassical MHC class I genes HLA-E, F, and G in immunity. A major recent focus has been on understanding HLA-F function, revealing new ...