The Diverse Major Histocompatibility Complex Haplotypes of a Common Commercial Chicken Line and Their Effect on Marek's Disease Virus Pathogenesis and Tumorigenesis.
Luca D Bertzbach,
Clive A Tregaskes,
Rebecca J Martin,
Undine-Sophie Deumer,
Lan Huynh,
Ahmed M Kheimar,
Andelé M Conradie,
Jakob Trimpert,
Jim Kaufman,
Benedikt B Kaufer
Jul 14, 2022
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is crucial for appropriate immune responses against invading pathogens. Chickens possess a single predominantly-expressed class I molecule with strong associations between disease...