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Jul 2026
Genome-wide analyses of an avian herpesvirus identify 10 loci associated with tumorigenicity and vaccine escape
These findings support prior descriptions of virulence as a complex trait in MDV, and highlight the potential contribution of repeat-based and intergenic variants to the phenotypic diversity of herpesviruses.
Alejandro Ortigas-Vásquez, Utsav Pandey, A. Bell et al.
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