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A genome-wide SNP scan reveals two loci associated with the chicken resistance to Marek's disease.
Animal genetics - 1 Apr 2013
Li D F, Lian L, Qu L J, Chen Y M, Liu W B, Chen S R, Zheng J X, Xu G Y, Yang N
Abstract excerpt
Marek's disease (MD) is a neoplastic disease in chickens, caused by the Marek's disease virus (MDV). To investigate host genetic resistance to MD, we conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) on 67 MDV-infected chickens based on a case and control design, including 57 susceptible chickens in the case group and 10 resistant chickens as controls. After searching 38 655 valid genomic markers, two SNPs were...
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