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Insertion/deletion mutations within tva receptor gene confer chicken resistance to infection by avian leukosis virus subgroups A and K
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Xu, H., Zuo, K., Kuang, Z., Chen, S., Zhu, X., Zhang, H., Xie, Q., Chen, W. 2025. Insertion/deletion mutations within tva receptor gene confer chicken resistance to infection by avian leukosis virus subgroups A and K. Poultry Science. 2025:104949. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2025.104949.
Detecting function variation in immune cell types and their implications on genetic resistance to Marek’s Disease
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Velez-Irizarry, D., Cheng, H.H., Hearn, C.J. 2025. Detecting function variation in immune cell types and their implications on genetic resistance to Marek’s Disease. Scientific Reports. 2025(15):3689. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86174-w.
Comparative transcriptomic analysis of chicken immune organs affected by Marek's disease virus infection at a latency phase
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Epigenetic factor microRNAs likely mediate vaccine protection efficacy against lymphomas in response to tumor virus infection in chickens through target gene involved signaling pathways
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Zhang, L., Xie, Q., Chang, S., Ai, Y., Dong, K., Zhang, H. 2024. Epigenetic factor microRNAs likely mediate vaccine protection efficacy against lymphomas in response to tumor virus infection in chickens through target gene involved signaling pathways. Veterinary Sciences. 11(4):139. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci11040139.
A pangenome graph reference of 30 chicken genomes allows genotyping of large and complex structural variants
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Rice, E.S., Alberdi, A., Alfieri, J., Athery, G., Balacco, J.R., Bardou, P., Blackmon, H., Charles, M., Cheng, H.H., Fedrigo, O., Fiddaman, S., Formenti, G., Frantz, L., M. Thomas, G.P., Hearn, C.J., Jarvis, E.D., Klopp, C., Marcos, S., Velez-Irizarry, D., Xu, L., Warren, W.C., Mason, A.S. 2023. A pangenome graph reference of 30 chicken genomes allows genotyping of large and complex structural variants. BMC Biology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-023-01758-0.
Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance and immunity in chickens that vary in Marek's disease resistance
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He, Y., Taylor, R.L., Bai, H., Ashwell, C.M., Zhao, K., Li, Y., Sun, G., Zhang, H., Song, J. 2023. Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance and immunity in chickens that vary in Marek's disease resistance. Poultry Science. 102:12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2023.103036.
Chicken genomic diversity consortium: large-scale genomics to unravel the origins and adaptations of chickens
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Fiddaman, S., Klopp, C., Charles, M., Bardou, P., Lebrasseur, O., Derks, M., Schauer, J., Reimer, C., Geibel, J., Gheyas, A., Smith, A., Schnabel, R., Martin Cerezo, M., Nishibori, M., Godinez, C.P., Layos, J.N., Larson, G., Ng'Ang'A, I., Muir, W., Lange, M., Wright, D., Simianer, H., Cheng, H.H., Weigend, S., Warren, W., Crooijmans, R., Hanotte, O., Smith, J., Tixier-Boichard, M., Frantz, L. 2023. Chicken genomic diversity consortium: large-scale genomics to unravel the origins and adaptations of chickens. Cytogenetics and Genome Research. https://doi.org/10.1159/000529376.
Multiple chicken (Gallus gallus) genome references to advance genetic variation studies
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Warren, W.C., Fedrigo, O., Tracey, A., Mason, A.S., Formenti, G., Perini, F., Wu, Z., Murphy, T., Schneider, V., Stiers, K., Rice, E.S., Coghill, L., Anthony, N., Okimoto, R., Carroll, R., Mountecastle, J., Balacco, J., Haase, B., Yang, C., Zhang, G., Smith, J., Dreschler, Y., Cheng, H.H., Howe, K., Jarvis, E. 2023. Multiple chicken (Gallus gallus) genome references to advance genetic variation studies. Cytogenetics and Genome Research. https://doi.org/10.1159/000529376.