Many thanks to the many of you who took time to answer my question. The summary: MHC is not HLA, and class2 is HLA-DR. special thanks to Mario for most concise answer and Bruce Koppelman from BD for the most elaborate one. but there is more... I asked a few friends of mine who are in various (reputable) medical schools about MHC vs. HLA. When they took the 6 week course in immunology as 2nd year students, they were told humans have MHC class I and II. An immuno/microbio board review book I picked up at a library also discusses MHC class I and II, in humans. So the confusion is wide spread. I dont want to start an arguement, but I just thought I'd mention it. Maciej ===== `---------------------------------------------` | Maciej S. Simm | 525 E 68th Street | | Research Technician | Room N-805 | | Cornell Medical Center | Tel. 212.746.3428 | `---------------------------------------------` |www.cd4cd8.com | 917-734-6280 | AIM - XsimmX | `---------------------------------------------` __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com
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