MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX (MHC)

A group of genes that control aspects of the immune response. The products of these genes, the histocompatibility antigens, are present on every cell of the body and serve as markers to distinguish self from nonself cells. See also Antigen; Histocompatibility Testing.

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