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Resistance to Marek's disease herpesvirus-induced lymphoma is multiphasic and dependent on host genotype.
Veterinary pathology - 1 Mar 2001
Burgess S C, Basaran B H, Davison T F
Abstract excerpt
Genotype-dependent differences in Marek's disease (MD) susceptibility were identified using 14-day-old line N and 6(1) (resistant) and 151 and 7(2) (susceptible) inbred chickens infected with HPRS-16 MD virus (MDV). All line 72 chickens developed progressive MD. Line 15I had fluctuating MD-specific clinical signs and individuals recovered. A novel histologic scoring system enabled indices to be calculated for...
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