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BPRC Biomedical Primate Research Centre

RIJSWIJK (The Netherlands)

Organisation background

The Biomedical Primate Research Centre (BPRC) has a long-standing experience in characterising the Major Histocompatibility Complexes (MHC) of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). The BPRC is a unique setting since it is the only centre in the world that possesses alloantisera that define MHC Class I and II polymorphisms in non human primates. As a result, the chimpanzee and rhesus macaque colonies have been pedigreed for more than three generations based upon the segregation of MHC specificities.

Responsible scientist

Dr. Ronald E. Bontrop (bontrop@bprc.nl)
Biomedical Primate Research Centre
Departments of Immunobiology
Lange Kleiweg 151
PO Box 3306
2280 GH RIJSWIJK (The Netherlands)
Phone : +31 15 284 2688
Fax : +31 15 284 3987

Other personnel

Natasja de Groot

Collaboration

Dr. Steven G.E. Marsh (marsh@ebi.ac.uk)
James Robinson (jrobinso@ebi.ac.uk)
Anthony Nolan Research Institute (ANRI)
Royal Free Hospital
Pond Street
Hampstead
LONDON NW3 2QG (UK)
Tel : +44 171 284 8321
Fax : +44 171 284 8331

Contribution to IMGT

Incorporation of new non-human primate sequences into the IMGT/MHC/HLA-DB (in collaboration with LIGM, CR and EBI)

Last updated: Monday, 11-Jul-2011 12:57:00 CEST

Author: Marie-Paule Lefranc Marie-Paule.Lefranc@igh.cnrs.fr
Editors: Chantal Ginestoux and Valérie Contet
Contact: Marie-Paule Lefranc

Software material and data coming from IMGT server may be used for academic research only, provided that it is referred to IMGT®, and cited as "IMGT®, the international ImMunoGeneTics information system® http://www.imgt.org (founder and director: Marie-Paule Lefranc, Montpellier, France)." References to cite: Lefranc, M.-P. et al., Nucleic Acids Research, 27, 209-212 (1999) Cover of NAR; Ruiz, M. et al., Nucleic Acids Research, 28, 219-221 (2000); Lefranc, M.-P., Nucleic Acids Research, 29, 207-209 (2001); Lefranc, M.-P., Nucleic Acids Res., 31, 307-310 (2003); Lefranc, M.-P. et al., In Silico Biol., 5, 0006 (2004) [Epub], 5, 45-60 (2005); Lefranc, M.-P. et al., Nucleic Acids Res., 33, D593-D597 (2005) Full text; Lefranc, M.-P. et al., Nucleic Acids Research 2009 37: D1006-D1012; doi:10.1093/nar/gkn838 Full text.

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