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Vishwa Mohini Khare1, Vishesh Kumar Saxena2, Alka Tomar3
1Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA, khare_vm@yahoo.com.
Abstract:
We investigated the impact of haplotype of major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-B on the outcome of infection of Synthetic Dam Line (SDL) broiler strain with Rous Sarcoma Virus (RSV). Genomic analysis of MHC-B haplotypes, revealed a total of 12 known standard haplotypes that constituted to twenty-five different genotypes and one new haplotype of 217 bp size, designated BX. The inoculation of RSV-A in SDL chicks resulted in the development of tumors of progressive or regressive phenotypes with varying tumor profile index (TPI). Haplotypes B2, B21 and B22had low TPI scores (1 or 2) with less mortality and were resistant to RSV-A tumor. The haplotypes B13, B13.1., B15, B15.1. and B15.2. had significantly higher TPI scores (5 or 6), indicating a susceptibility to RSV-A. The genotype, Bx /Bx, had a mean TPI score of 3.67 ± 1.33, which was closer to the resistant haplotype. Sequence analysis of the new haplotype (BX) revealed 99.5% similarity with B2 haplotype. Metastases was observed in 44% of chicks and comprised of mixed fibrosarcoma and myxosarcoma.
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