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Molecular Biology and Evolution of Blood Group and MHC Antigens in Primates

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Editors:
  1. Antoine Blancher

    1. Laboratoire d’Immunogénétique moléculaire, Université Paul Sabatier, CHU de Toulouse Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse cedex, France

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  2. Jan Klein

    1. Max-Planck-Institut für Biologie Abteilung Immungenetik, Tübingen, Germany
      Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, USA

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  3. Wladyslaw Socha

    1. Laboratory for Experimental Medicine and Surgery in Primates (LEMSIP), New York University Medical Center, Upper Grandview, USA

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
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  2. Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Primates

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Primates

      • Colin P. Groves
      Pages 3-23

  3. Red Blood Cell Antigens

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 25-25
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    2. Introduction

      • W. W. Socha, A. Blancher
      Pages 27-29

    3. The ABO, Hh and Lewis Blood Group. in Humans and Nonhuman Primates

      • A. Blancher, W. W. Socha
      Pages 30-92

    4. The MNSs Blood Group System

      • W. W. Socha, A. Blancher
      Pages 93-112

    5. Molecular Biology of Glycophorins of Human and Nonhuman Primates

      • O. O. Blumenfeld, C.-H. Huang, S. S. Xie, A. Blancher
      Pages 113-146

    6. The Rhesus System

      • A. Blancher, W. W. Socha
      Pages 147-218

    7. The Duffy Blood Group System and Its Extensions in Nonhuman Primates

      • A. O. Pogo, A. Chaudhuri
      Pages 219-235

    8. The α-Galactosyl Epitope (Galα1-3Ga1β1-4GIcNAc-R) and the Natural Anti-Gal Antibody

      • U. Galili
      Pages 236-253

    9. Simian-Type Blood Groups of Nonhuman Primates

      • W. W. Socha
      Pages 254-267

    10. Blood Group Antigens as Receptors for Pathogens

      • A. Frattali Eder, S. L. Spitalnik
      Pages 268-304

    11. Evolution of Blood Group Antigen Polymorphism

      • J. Klein, C. O’hUigin, A. Blancher
      Pages 305-321

  4. Major Histocompatibility Complex

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 323-323
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    2. Geography and History of the Genes in the Human MHC: Can We Predict MHC Organization in Nonhuman Primates?

      • R. Tazi Ahnini, J. Henry, P. Pontarotti
      Pages 325-338

    3. MHC Class I Genes in Nonhuman Primates

      • L. F. Cadavid, D. I. Watkins
      Pages 339-357

    4. Mhc Class II Genes of Nonhuman Primates

      • R. E. Bontrop
      Pages 358-371

    5. Evolution of Length Variation in the Primate Mhc DR Subregion

      • J. Klein, Y. Satta, R. Gongora
      Pages 372-385

    6. The DQ Loci

      • U. Gyllensten, T. Bergström, H. A. Erlich
      Pages 386-401
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About this book

Zoologists have categorized primates into a single order, and no one doubts today that they share a common ancestry. Humans and Old and New World non­ human primate species, from the lemurs of Madagascar to the African anthro­ poid apes, represent diverging branches of an evolutionary common trunk. Along with species-specific characters, all primates have retained a number of ancestral traits, relics of their common origin. The comparative study of these species-specific and ancestral traits makes it possible to reconstruct the evolu­ tionary pathways of humans and nonhuman primates. The discovery of the human blood groups and, later, of the Major Histocom­ patibility Complex (MHC) had a seminal effect on the field of human genetics, providing the first sound examples of mendel ian polymorphisms. The use of blood group and MHC alleles as genetic markers in biological anthropology gen­ erated a conceptual revolution and persuaded researchers to begin to think in terms of populations and not only intems of typology. The counterparts of these human red and white cell antigens were found and studied in nunhuman primates, and progress in this field is summarized in this book.

Reviews

"The extensive list of references, MHC nucleotide sequences of nonhuman primates, and numerous tables and figures make this a valuable handbook for experts in the field of nonhuman primates. It also provides a comprehensive review of human blood and MHC antigens for clinicians in the fields of hematology, transplantation and transfusion medicine." International Journal of Hematology

Editors and Affiliations

  • Laboratoire d’Immunogénétique moléculaire, Université Paul Sabatier, CHU de Toulouse Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse cedex, France

    Antoine Blancher

  • Max-Planck-Institut für Biologie Abteilung Immungenetik, Tübingen, Germany

    Jan Klein

  • Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, USA

    Jan Klein

  • Laboratory for Experimental Medicine and Surgery in Primates (LEMSIP), New York University Medical Center, Upper Grandview, USA

    Wladyslaw Socha

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Molecular Biology and Evolution of Blood Group and MHC Antigens in Primates

  • Editors: Antoine Blancher, Jan Klein, Wladyslaw Socha

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59086-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1997

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-61636-8Published: 17 July 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-63843-5Published: 21 January 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-59086-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 570

  • Number of Illustrations: 116 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Immunology, Molecular Medicine

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