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Abstract
Avian leukosis virus subgroup J (ALV-J), an exogenous avian retrovirus, is thought to have evolved by recombination with the highly identical env gene of the endogenous avian retrovirus EAV-HP. Embryonic expression of EAV-HP env has been suggested to be associated with the induction of immunological tolerance, a feature observed in a significant proportion of meat-type chickens infected with ALV-J. In support of this hypothesis, we demonstrate that EAV-HP loci, some of which could be associated with tolerance, are still segregating within the chicken population.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11689680 PMCID: PMC114785 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.75.23.11935-11938.2001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103