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. 1970 Jun;66(2):322–328. doi: 10.1073/pnas.66.2.322

Linkage between the Poly-L-Lysine Gene and the Locus Controlling the Major Histocompatibility Antigens in Strain 2 Guinea Pigs

Leonard Ellman 1,*, Ira Green 1, William J Martin 1, Baruj Benacerraf 1
PMCID: PMC283047  PMID: 5271167

Abstract

The data presented demonstrate linkage between the major histocompatibility locus of inbred strain 2 guinea pigs and a „specific immune response gene,” the PLL gene, which controls responsiveness to poly-L-lysine and hapten conjugates of this polypeptide in these animals. This finding extends to another species and to a different immune system the linkage observed in mice between the H2 locus and specific immune response genes at the Ir-1 locus. The general significance of the linkage of specific immune response genes to histocompatibility loci is discussed.

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