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Extended gene map reveals tripartite motif, C-type lectin, and Ig superfamily type genes within a subregion of the chicken MHC-B affecting infectious disease.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Jun 2007
Shiina Takashi, Briles W Elwood, Goto Ronald M, Hosomichi Kazuyoshi, Yanagiya Kazuyo, Shimizu Sayoko, Inoko Hidetoshi, Miller Marcia M
Abstract excerpt
MHC haplotypes have a remarkable influence on whether tumors form following infection of chickens with oncogenic Marek's disease herpesvirus. Although resistance to tumor formation has been mapped to a subregion of the chicken MHC-B region, the gene or genes responsible have not been identified....
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