Table 1 MHC class I and class II gene alleles showing genetic diversity of trial koalas.

From: Therapeutic vaccination of koalas harbouring endogenous koala retrovirus (KoRV) improves antibody responses and reduces circulating viral load

Koala ID

MHC class II gene alleles

MHC class I gene alleles

Koala age (year)

DAb

DBb

DCb

DMb

UA

UC

Sargent

10, 15, 19, 37

1, 4

1, 3

2, 3

1:1, 13:1

5:2

6.2

Jester

15, 19, 37

2, 5

2, 3

2, 4

1:1, 8:1, 9:1

1:5, 5:1

2.3

Feenie

15, 19, 23, 37

2, 5

1

1

8:1, 11:1, 12:1

1:3

2.2

Fraggle

10, 15, 19, 37

1, 2, 5

1

1, 2

1:1, 8:1, 11:1

1:1, 1:3

3.5

Grover

10, 15, 19, 37

2, 4

1, 3

1, 2

8:1, 9:1, 13:1

1:1

3.6

Milton

10, 19, 37

1, 3

1

1, 3

8:1, 10:1, 13:1

1:1, 5:2

2

Clifton

10, 15, 19, 37

1, 2

1

2, 3

8:1, 9:1, 13:1

1:1, 5:2

3.4

Daiquari

15, 19, 23, 37

3

1, 3

1, 2

8:1, 9:1, 10:1

1:1

3.3

Davis

10, 15, 19, 37

2, 3, 4, 5

1, 2

1, 3

1:1, 8:1, 9:1

1:1, 1:3

3.4

Aster

15, 19, 23, 37

2, 4

1, 2

3, 4

8:1, 10:1, 11:1

1:1

6

  1. The notable poor vaccine responder (based on antibody levels from Fig. 1) is shown in bold.
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