Short communication: Characterization of DRB3 alleles in the MHC of Japanese Shorthorn cattle by polymerase chain reaction-sequence-based typing

From: Journal of Dairy Science | Date: June 1, 2002| Author: Aida, Y; Nakai, Y; Ohta, M; Takeshima, S | Copyright information

ABSTRACT

A study was made of exon 2 of the bovine leukocyte antigen BoLA-DRB3 gene of 176 Japanese Shorthorn cattle at six farms in Japan using polymerase chain reaction-sequence-based typing (PCR-SBT). An initial round of PCR using conserved locus-specific primers, a second round of PCR using a locus-specific primer, and at least one sequence-specific primer (SSP), followed by direct sequencing of products of PCR with SSP were conducted. Twenty-one BoLA-DRB3 alleles were identified w...

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