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Temporal transcriptome changes induced by MDV in Marek's disease-resistant and -susceptible inbred chickens.
BMC genomics - 12 Oct 2011
Yu Ying, Luo Juan, Mitra Apratim, Chang Shuang, Tian Fei, Zhang Huanmin, Yuan Ping, Zhou Huaijun, Song Jiuzhou
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BACKGROUND: Marek's disease (MD) is a lymphoproliferative disease in chickens caused by Marek's disease virus (MDV) and characterized by T cell lymphoma and infiltration of lymphoid cells into various organs such as liver, spleen, peripheral nerves and muscle. Resistance to MD and disease risk have long been thought to be influenced both by genetic and environmental factors, the combination of which contributes...
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