Applicability of SSCP analysis for MHC genotyping: fingerprinting of Ovar-DRB1 exon 2 alleles from Finnish and Russian breeds

The applicability of single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis for major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genotyping in sheep was studied. A panel of Ovar‐DRB1 exon 2 ‘allele fingerprints’ was defined. The panel could accelerate DRB1 genotyping of new breeds when already existing seque...

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Veröffentlicht in:Animal genetics 1998-12, Vol.29 (6), p.453-455
Hauptverfasser: Kostia, S., Kantanen, J., Kolkkala, M., Varvio, S-L.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The applicability of single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis for major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genotyping in sheep was studied. A panel of Ovar‐DRB1 exon 2 ‘allele fingerprints’ was defined. The panel could accelerate DRB1 genotyping of new breeds when already existing sequences are used as references in SSCP analysis. In this study, seven new exon 2 sequences and 19 different alleles in total were detected from 31 animals of Finnish and Russian sheep breeds. Ovar‐DRB1*0201 was detected in all the six grey Finnsheep animals included in this study, suggesting reduced MHC diversity within these animals.
ISSN:0268-9146
1365-2052
DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2052.1998.296376.x