major histocompatibility complex

set of genes for cell surface proteins essential for the acquired immune system to recognize foreign molecules in vertebrates, which in turn determines histocompatibility
ChemicalSubstance gene_complex Q423163
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major histocompatibility complex

Summary

major histocompatibility complex is a gene complex[1]. It draws 594 Wikipedia views per month (gene_complex category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • major histocompatibility complex's instance of is recorded as gene complex[3].
  • major histocompatibility complex's GND ID is recorded as 4169760-1[4].
  • major histocompatibility complex's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh86004408[5].
  • major histocompatibility complex's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12362128b[6].
  • major histocompatibility complex's IdRef ID is recorded as 032627297[7].
  • major histocompatibility complex's IdRef ID is recorded as 040735346[8].
  • major histocompatibility complex's subclass of is recorded as gene complex[9].
  • major histocompatibility complex's subclass of is recorded as chromosomal region[10].
  • major histocompatibility complex's has use is recorded as distinction of self from non-self[11].
  • major histocompatibility complex's Commons category is recorded as Major histocompatibility complex[12].
  • major histocompatibility complex's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D008285[13].
  • major histocompatibility complex's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01f1y3[14].
  • major histocompatibility complex's MeSH tree code is recorded as G05.360.340.024.340.610[15].
  • major histocompatibility complex's MeSH tree code is recorded as G05.360.340.024.380.500[16].
  • major histocompatibility complex's MeSH tree code is recorded as G12.500.500[17].
  • major histocompatibility complex's encodes is recorded as MHC classes I/II-like antigen recognition protein[18].
  • major histocompatibility complex's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 1199966[19].
  • major histocompatibility complex's Foundational Model of Anatomy ID is recorded as 84079[20].
  • major histocompatibility complex's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/major-histocompatibility-complex[21].
  • major histocompatibility complex's NALT ID is recorded as 42599[22].
  • major histocompatibility complex's FAST ID is recorded as 1006236[23].
  • major histocompatibility complex's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0024518[24].
  • major histocompatibility complex's UMLS CUI is recorded as C1753349[25].
  • major histocompatibility complex's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 2363210[26].
  • major histocompatibility complex's NE.se ID is recorded as mhc[27].

Why It Matters

major histocompatibility complex draws 594 Wikipedia views per month (gene_complex category, ranking #2 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . SUDOC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . SUDOC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . UMLS 2023. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . UMLS 2023. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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