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Growth hormone interacts with the Marek's disease virus SORF2 protein and is associated with disease resistance in chicken
24 Jul 2001
Abstract excerpt
Marek's disease (MD) is a lymphoproliferative disease of chickens induced by a herpesvirus, the MD virus (MDV). Because MD is a significant economic problem to the poultry industry, there is great interest in enhancing genetic resistance, which is controlled by multiple genes. The influence of the MHC has been clearly demonstrated, and several relevant quantitative trait loci have been mapped; however, no single...
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