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The 25 pages that link to Major histocompatibility complex, each with the reason it gives.

• AutoimmunityRelated: These molecules shape T-cell recognition of self and foreign peptides.

• T cellRelated: T cells usually recognize antigens only when these molecules present them.

• AntigenRelated: These molecules hold peptide antigens in a form T-cell receptors can inspect.

• Antigen presentationNarrower topic: MHC molecules are the platforms that carry displayed peptides.

• MacrophageRelated: Macrophages display processed microbial peptides to coordinate adaptive immunity.

• LymphocyteRelated: T cells generally recognize antigen fragments presented by these molecules.

• T-cell receptorRelated: T-cell receptors generally recognize antigen as a combined peptide–MHC surface.

• Immune toleranceRelated: Thymic T-cell selection tests recognition of self peptides presented by these molecules.

• Autoimmune diseaseRelated: MHC genes influence which self-peptides immune cells present and are strongly associated with several diseases.

• Dendritic cellRelated: Its molecules carry the antigen fragments displayed by dendritic cells.

• Natural killer cellRelated: MHC class I expression supplies inhibitory information used in NK-cell target assessment.

• Adaptive immune systemRelated: MHC molecules present the fragments that T-cell receptors inspect.

• ThymusRelated: Positive selection tests recognition of the body's MHC molecules.

• Cell-mediated immunityRelated: MHC molecules provide the display platform that lets T cells inspect cells.

• Molecular mimicryRelated: Presentation of mimicking peptides helps determine which T cells encounter them.

• Pattern recognition receptorRelated: It enables adaptive immune recognition of processed antigens rather than broad molecular patterns.

• Host–parasite coevolutionRelated: Host immune-gene diversity can reflect selection from evolving infectious agents.

• ImmunogenicityRelated: Differences in these proteins affect which target fragments can be presented and recognized.

• Red Queen hypothesisRelated: Its extensive genetic variation is often examined as a possible outcome of parasite-mediated selection.

• Carrier proteinRelated: Carrier peptides are displayed on these molecules for helper T-cell recognition.

• Cell therapyRelated: MHC differences can trigger rejection of donor-derived therapeutic cells.

• Antigen-presenting cellRelated: These molecules carry the peptide fragments displayed by antigen-presenting cells.

• Baruj BenacerrafRelated: Benacerraf’s genetic studies helped connect immune-response control to this gene region.

• Ralph M. SteinmanRelated: Dendritic-cell antigen presentation depends on these molecules displaying peptides to T cells.

• ThymocyteRelated: Thymocytes must recognize self MHC to survive positive selection.