2023-07-17
Horse Class I and Class II sections expanded
The horse MHC loci diversity is being widened by the identification of over 100 new alleles.
With a large submission from the laboratory of Dr. Petr Horin, including over 100 new alleles combined for the class I loci 1, 2, 7, and Psi, and over a dozen for the class II DQA locus, the horse is now represented by over 170 alleles at identified loci. With new alleles being reported from a widening array of horse breeds, the diversity at the known horse MHC loci continues to grow.
- Plasil M, Oppelt J, Klumplerova M, Bubenikova J, Vychodilova L, Janova E, Stejskalova K, Futas J, Knoll A, Leblond A, Mihalca AD, Horin P. Newly identified variability of the antigen binding site coding sequences of the equine major histocompatibility complex class I and class II genes. HLA 2023 Apr 27. DOI