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Segregation of EAV-HP Ancient Endogenous Retroviruses within the Chicken Population
Authors:M A Sacco and  K Venugopal
Institution:Institute for Animal Health, Compton, Newbury, Berkshire RG20 7NN, United Kingdom.
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.
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