Match each of the definitions in questions 1-5 with the MHC nomenclature (A-F)

A. HLA-A1, -B7, -Cw4, -DPw5, -DQw10, -DR8
B. H-2
C. HLA-DQ7
D. I-Ad
E. HLA-B5
F. H-2KdI-AdI-EdDdLd

Human class I MHC allele


ANS: E. There are three human class I genes, HLA-A, HLA-B, and HLA-C, and each gene has many allelic forms, designated by numbers following A, B, or C.

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