Minor Histocompatibility Antigens
Synonyms
Histocompatibility Antigens, Minor
Histocompatibility Peptides, Minor
Minor Histocompatibility Peptides
Allelic alloantigens often responsible for weak graft rejection in cases when (major) histocompatibility has been established by standard tests. In the mouse they are coded by more than 500 genes at up to 30 minor histocompatibility loci. The most well-known minor histocompatibility antigen in mammals is the H-Y antigen.