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MHC variability in heritage breeds of chickens.
Poultry science - 1 Feb 2016
Fulton J E, Lund A R, McCarron A M, Pinegar K N, Korver D R, Classen H L, Aggrey S, Utterbach C, Anthony N B, Berres M E
Abstract excerpt
The chicken Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) is very strongly associated with disease resistance and thus is a very important region of the chicken genome. Historically, MHC (B locus) has been identified by the use of serology with haplotype specific alloantisera. These antisera can be difficult to produce and frequently cross-react with multiple haplotypes and hence their application is generally limited...
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