Published in Annu Rev Immunol on January 01, 1998
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Complex Mhc-based mate choice in a wild passerine. Proc Biol Sci (2006) 1.22
Identification of a new malaria susceptibility locus (Char4) in recombinant congenic strains of mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2001) 1.21
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The rat Toxo1 locus directs toxoplasmosis outcome and controls parasite proliferation and spreading by macrophage-dependent mechanisms. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2006) 1.12
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Differential activation of the immune system by virulent Streptococcus pneumoniae strains determines recovery or death of the host. Clin Exp Immunol (2003) 1.02
Induction of T helper type 1 and 2 responses to 19-kilodalton merozoite surface protein 1 in vaccinated healthy volunteers and adults naturally exposed to malaria. Infect Immun (2002) 1.02
Associations between SNPs in candidate immune-relevant genes and rubella antibody levels: a multigenic assessment. BMC Immunol (2010) 1.00
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Giant panda BAC library construction and assembly of a 650-kb contig spanning major histocompatibility complex class II region. BMC Genomics (2007) 0.92
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Using the one-lung method to link p38 to pro-inflammatory gene expression during overventilation in C57BL/6 and BALB/c mice. PLoS One (2012) 0.86
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Detection of IS6110 and HupB gene sequences of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and bovis in the aortic tissue of patients with Takayasu's arteritis. BMC Infect Dis (2012) 0.86
HLA class II polymorphisms and susceptibility to recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. J Virol (2003) 0.85
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Specificity and function of immunogenic peptides from the 35-kilodalton protein of Mycobacterium leprae. Infect Immun (1999) 0.83
Role of nutrients in the development of neonatal immune response. Nutr Rev (2009) 0.82
Modifier genes and variation in cystic fibrosis. Respir Res (2001) 0.82
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Allelic distribution of human leucocyte antigen in historical and recently diagnosed tuberculosis patients in Southern Italy. Immunology (2004) 0.81
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Association of interleukin-10 cytokine expression status with HLA non-DRB1*02 and Mycobacterium bovis BCG scar-negative status in south Indian pulmonary tuberculosis patients. Infect Immun (2001) 0.79
A human-specific allelic group of the MHC DRB1 gene in primates. J Physiol Anthropol (2014) 0.79
HLA class I molecular variation and peptide-binding properties suggest a model of joint divergent asymmetric selection. Immunogenetics (2016) 0.79
TNFA promoter polymorphism and susceptibility to brucellosis. Clin Exp Immunol (2000) 0.79
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Identification and characterization of common B cell epitope in bovine leukemia virus via high-throughput peptide screening system in infected cattle. Retrovirology (2015) 0.78
In vivo immunogenetics: from MIC to RAET1 loci. Immunogenetics (2003) 0.78
Association between cytokine gene polymorphisms and tuberculosis in a Chinese population in Shanghai: a case-control study. BMC Immunol (2015) 0.78
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Major histocompatibility complex alleles associated with parasite susceptibility in wild giant pandas. Heredity (Edinb) (2014) 0.76
Association between human leukocyte antigen class II and pulmonary tuberculosis due to mycobacterium tuberculosis in Uganda. BMC Infect Dis (2016) 0.76
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Ancestry variation and footprints of natural selection along the genome in Latin American populations. Sci Rep (2016) 0.76
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Genetic analysis of complement component 9 (C9) polymorphisms with clearance of hepatitis B virus infection. Dig Dis Sci (2011) 0.76
Mycobacterium bovis BCG scar status and HLA class II alleles influence purified protein derivative-specific T-cell receptor V beta expression in pulmonary tuberculosis patients from southern India. Infect Immun (2003) 0.75
Use of listeriolysin O and internalin A in a seroepidemiological study of listeriosis in Swiss dairy cows. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 0.75
Association of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection with HLA-B*35 in patients with coronary artery disease. Clin Vaccine Immunol (2007) 0.75
Relationship between polymorphism of class II transactivator gene promoters and chronic hepatitis B. World J Gastroenterol (2005) 0.75
Weeds, as ancillary hosts, pose disproportionate risk for virulent pathogen transfer to crops. BMC Evol Biol (2016) 0.75
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