Genomic organization of duplicated major histocompatibility complex class I regions in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

• Published in: BMC Genomics
• Main Authors: Lukacs, Morten F, Harstad, Håvard, Grimholt, Unni, Beetz-Sargent, Marianne, Cooper, Glenn A, Reid, Linda, Bakke, Hege G, Phillips, Ruth B, Miller, Kristina M, Davidson, William S, Koop, Ben F
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2007
• Subjects: Genetics; Biotechnology; Ula; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-8-251; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/1471-2164-8-251.pdf

Abstract Background We have previously identified associations between major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I and resistance towards bacterial and viral pathogens in Atlantic salmon. To evaluate if only MHC or also closely linked genes contributed to the observed resistance we ventured into...