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A review of the development of chicken lines to resolve genes determining resistance to diseases by Bacon, L D, Hunt, H D, Cheng, H H

“…The resolution of genes that determine resistance to disease is described using chicken lines maintained at the Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory (ADOL)…”
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Genetics and vaccine efficacy: Host genetic variation affecting Marek's disease vaccine efficacy in White Leghorn chickens by Chang, S, Dunn, J.R, Heidari, M, Lee, L.F, Song, J, Ernst, C.W, Ding, Z, Bacon, L.D, Zhang, H

“…Marek's disease (MD) is a T-cell lymphoma disease of domestic chickens induced by MD virus (MDV), a naturally oncogenic and highly contagious cell-associated…”
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Behavioral and physiological features of chickens diversely selected for resistance to avian disease. 1. Selected inbred lines differ in behavioral and physical responses to social stress by Dennis, R, Zhang, H.M, Bacon, L.D, Estevez, I, Cheng, H.W

“…To test the hypothesis that genetic variations in response to social stress modulate susceptibility to disease in poultry, aggressive behaviors induced by…”
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Lymphoid organ size varies among inbred lines 6₃ and 7₂ and their thirteen recombinant congenic strains of chickens with the same major histocompatibility complex by Zhang, H.M, Hunt, H.D, Kulkarni, G.B, Palmquist, D.E, Bacon, L.D

“…The objective was to evaluate lymphoid organ size in chickens from a series of 13 recombinant congenic strains (RCS) and their highly inbred parental lines…”
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Antigen-specific T cell proliferation following coccidia infection by Martin, A, Lillehoj, H S, Kaspers, B, Bacon, L D

“…Coccidia antigen-specific T lymphocyte proliferation induced by Eimeria acervulina was measured in chickens congenic at the major histocompatibility complex…”
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Genetic control of immunity to Eimeria tenella. Interaction of MHC genes and non-MHC linked genes influences levels of disease susceptibility in chickens by Lillehoj, H S, Ruff, M D, Bacon, L D, Lamont, S J, Jeffers, T K

“…The relative importance of MHC genes and background genes in the genetic control of disease susceptibility and the development of protective immunity to E…”
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Serological evidence for major histocompatibility complex (B complex) antigens in broilers selected for humoral immune response by Heller, E D, Uni, Z, Bacon, L D

“…Genetic selection for early humoral immune responsiveness against two simultaneous antigens, namely, heat-killed Escherichia coli and Newcastle disease virus…”
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Identification of class II major histocompatibility complex polymorphisms predicted to be important in peptide antigen presentation by Pharr, G T, Hunt, H D, Bacon, L D, Dodgson, J B

“…Chickens of the B2, B5, B15, B19, and B21 B-congenic haplotypes differ in disease resistance. Complementary DNA from B-congenic chicken strains have been…”
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Quantitative differences in Ia antigen expression in the spleens of 15I5-B congenic and inbred chickens as defined by a new monoclonal antibody by Lillehoj, H S, Kim, S, Lillehoj, E P, Bacon, L D

“…A monoclonal antibody (MAb), designated P2M11, that detects a monomorphic determinant of chicken class II antigens was produced from the fusion of P3X63…”
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Genetic control of cell-mediated immunity in chickens by Bacon, L D, Dietert, R R

“…The present review briefly outlines the effector cells and molecules influencing cell-mediated immunity. Emphasis is placed on the genes determining these…”
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Theory of instability-generated divergence of intense ion beams from applied-B ion diodes by Quintenz, J.P., Bacon, L.D., Desjarlais, M.P., Pointon, T.D., Slutz, S.A., Seidel, D.B., Mehlhorn, T.A., Coats, R.S., Kiefer, M.L., Krall, N.A.

“…Recent advances in the analytic theory and numerical simulation of applied-B ion diodes in general and, in particular, the diodes being tested experimentally…”
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B-haplotype influence on Marek's disease, Rous sarcoma, and lymphoid leukosis virus-induced tumors in chickens by Bacon, L D, Witter, R L, Crittenden, L B, Fadly, A, Motta, J

“…Experiments were conducted to establish whether B-haplotype genes that determine resistance to RSV-induced tumors would also influence resistance to Marek's…”
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Eimeria acervulina: evaluation of the cellular and antibody responses to the recombinant coccidial antigens in B-congenic chickens by Lillehoj, H S, Jenkins, M C, Bacon, L D, Fetterer, R H, Briles, W E

“…The roles of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and non-MHC-linked genes in the genetic control of disease susceptibility and the development of protective…”
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Skin-graft histocompatibility within Regional Poultry Research Laboratory inbred chicken lines by Bacon, L D, Motta, J

“…Skin grafts were exchanged between specific-pathogen-free chicks within the Regional Poultry Research Laboratory (RPRL) inbred lines that are characterized for…”
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Genetic mapping of quantitative trait loci affecting susceptibility to Marek's disease virus induced tumors in F2 intercross chickens by Vallejo, R.L. (USDA, ARS, Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory, East Lansing, MI.), Bacon, L.D, Liu, H.C, Witter, R.L, Groenen, M.A.M, Hillel, J, Cheng, H.H

“…Marek's disease (MD) is a lymphoproliferative disease caused by the MD virus (MDV), which costs the poultry industry nearly $1 billion annually. To identify…”
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Genetic variation at the tumor virus B locus in commercial and labratory chicken populations assessed by a medium-throughput or a high-throughput assay by Zhang, H.M, Bacon, L.D, Heidari, M, Muir, W.M, Groenen, M.A.M, Albers, G.A, Rattink, A.P

“…The tumour virus B (TVB) locus encodes cellular receptors mediating infection by three subgroups of avian leukosis virus (B, D, and E). Three major alleles,…”
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High resolution mapping and identification of new quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting susceptibility to Marek's disease by Yonash, N., Bacon, L. D., Witter, R. L., Cheng, H. H.

“…Marek's disease (MD) is a lymphoproliferative disease of chickens that costs the poultry industry approximately $1 billion annually. Genetic resistance to MD…”
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B5 and B15 associated with progressive Marek's disease, Rous sarcoma, and avian leukosis virus-induced tumors in inbred 15I4 chickens by Bacon, L D, Crittenden, L B, Witter, R L, Fadly, A, Motta, J

“…RPRL 15I4 inbred chickens are nearly histocompatible except for the B5 and B15 haplotypes that determine the major transplantation antigens. B5B5 and B15B15…”
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Retrospective evidence that the MHC (B haplotype) of chickens influences genetic resistance to attenuated infectious bronchitis vaccine strains in chickens by Bacon, L.D, Hunter, D.B, Zhang, H.M, Brand, K, Etches, R

“…Infectious bronchitis is a respiratory disease of chickens that is caused by the coronavirus infectious bronchitis virus (IBV). Virtually all broiler and layer…”
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Development and validation of a PCR-RFLP assay to evaluate TVB haplotypes coding receptors for subgroup B and subgroup E avian leukosis viruses in White Leghorns by Zhang, H.M, Bacon, L.D, Cheng, H.H, Hunt, H.D

“…The cellular receptor of subgroup B avian leukosis virus (ALVB) is encoded by a gene at the tumour virus B ( TVB ) locus. TVB alleles encode specific receptors…”
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