Variation and linkage disequilibrium within odorant receptor gene clusters linked to the human major histocompatibility complex - PubMed

Odorant receptors (OR) are G-protein-coupled receptors that are predominantly expressed in the membrane of olfactory neurons. Members of the two OR gene clusters on the short arm of human chromosome 6 could be involved in major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-associated behavioral traits, such as o…