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Genotypes of chicken major histocompatibility complex B locus associated with regression of Rous sarcoma virus J-strain tumors.
Poultry science - 1 Apr 2010
Suzuki K, Matsumoto T, Kobayashi E, Uenishi H, Churkina I, Plastow G, Yamashita H, Hamasima N, Mitsuhashi T
Abstract excerpt
The chicken MHC-B locus affects the response to several strains of Rous sarcoma virus (RSV). We evaluated the association between haplotypes of the MHC-B locus and responses to the J strain of RSV by using an F(2) experimental resource family constructed with tumor-regressive (White Leghorn) and tumor-progressive (Rhode Island Red) chickens. The MHC-B haplotypes were determined by genotyping of the microsatellite...
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