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MHC-B variability within the Finnish Landrace chicken conservation program.
Poultry science - 1 Sept 2017
Fulton J E, Berres M E, Kantanen J, Honkatukia M
Abstract excerpt
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is a cluster of genes involved with immune responses. The chicken MHC has been shown to influence resistance to viruses, bacteria, and infections from both internal and external parasites. The highly variable chicken MHC haplotypes were initially identified by the use of haplotype-specific serological reagents. A novel SNP-based panel encompassing 210,000 bp of the MHC-B...
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