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The chapter is focused on basic information about genomic organization of MHC system of laboratory rat. Nomenclature is briefly explained and at the end of the chapter impact of MHC incompatibility on organ survival is mentioned.

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Correspondence to Peter Girman MD, PhD .

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Girman, P. (2015). Basics in Rat MHC Genomics. In: Girman, P., Kriz, J., Balaz, P. (eds) Rat Experimental Transplantation Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14559-4_4

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