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The Galα1,3Galβ1,4GlcNAc-R (α-Gal) epitope: A carbohydrate of unique evolution and clinical relevance
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects · 2007 · Vol. 1780(2) · pp. 75–88
Bruce A. Macher✉(San Francisco State University)Uri Galili(University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School)
Xenotransplantation and immune responseImmunotherapy and Immune ResponsesT-cell and B-cell ImmunologyEpitopeAntibodyXenotransplantationAntigenBiologyLinear epitopeComputational biologyImmunotherapyMimotopeImmunology
MeSH terms
AnimalsGalactosyltransferasesHumansImmunoglobulin GSubstrate SpecificityTransplantation, HeterologousTrisaccharidesViral VaccinesEvolution, MolecularCancer Vaccines
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- National Institutes of Health
- National Cancer Institute
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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