Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Genetic and Epigenetic Regulation of Immune Response and Resistance to Infectious Diseases in Domestic Ruminants.
- Journal:
- The Veterinary clinics of North America. Food animal practice
- Year:
- 2019
- Authors:
- Emam, Mehdi et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Pathobiology · Canada
Abstract
Infectious diseases are the outcome of complex interactions between the host, pathogen, and environment. After exposure to a pathogen, the host immune system uses various mechanisms to remove the pathogen. However, environmental factors and characteristics of pathogens can compromise the host immune responses and subsequently alter the outcome of infection. In this article, genetic and epigenetic factors that shape the individual variation in mounting protective responses are reviewed. Different approaches that have been used by researchers to investigate the genetic regulation of immunity in ruminants and various sources of genetic information are discussed.
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