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ANTIGENS of the HL-A system1, which are so important in transplantation, have been demonstrated for all the nucleated cells so far investigated. Their mode of expression on the spermatozoon membrane which contains a haploid genome has remained unexplored. If the structure of the spermatozoon membrane is coded by the haploid genome, haploid expression of the HL-A antigens would be expected. The results reported here strongly support this hypothesis.
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FELLOUS, M., DAUSSET, J. Probable Haploid Expression of HL-A Antigens on Human Spermatozoon. Nature 225, 191–193 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/225191a0
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