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Herpesvirus Connection in the Expression of Autoimmune Vitiligo in Smyth Line Chickens by GISELA F. ERF; TINA K. BERSI; XIAOLI WANG; G. PILLAI SREEKUMAR; J. ROBERT SMYTH, JR. is a Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology article available to read on EtoBox.
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The Smyth line (SL) chicken is an animal model for human vitiligo, a common acquired depigmentary disorder affecting about 1–2% of people worldwide. The vitiligo‐like depigmentation in SL chickens typically develops when the birds are between 6 and 14 weeks of age and may affect 70–95% of hatch mates. The development of SL vitiligo is considered to depend on two interacting components, namely an inherent melanocyte defect and an autoimmune reaction to melanocytes. Recently, a role for an environmental factor in the expression of vitiligo was suggested by the observation that only 10% of SL chicks imported from the University of Massachusetts (UM) and reared in isolation at biosecurity level 2 (BSL 2) at the University of Arkansas (UA) exhibited vitiligo. Following further assessment of environmental differences between UA and UM SL chickens, three environmental factors that may have influenced the expression of SL vitiligo were identified. Included were housing condition, status of __Mycoplasma synoviae__ infection, and turkey herpesvirus (HVT) vaccination status. Studies were subsequently conducted at UA and UM to assess the role of these environmental factors in the expression of
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- Author
- GISELA F. ERF; TINA K. BERSI; XIAOLI WANG; G. PILLAI SREEKUMAR; J. ROBERT SMYTH, JR.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0893-5785)
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)