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MICROBES AND INFECTION
卷 2, 期 11, 页码 1335-1341出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S1286-4579(00)01287-9
关键词
major histocompatibility complex; polymorphism; selection; genetic predisposition to disease; infection; virus; cytotoxic T lymphocyte
The primary function of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is to allow the immune system to identify infectious pathogens and eliminate them. Infectious diseases are now thought to be the main selection force that drives and maintains the extraordinary diversity of the MHC. (C) 2000 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.
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