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ArticleVeterinary research2020

A novel technique for retrospective genetic analysis of the response to vaccination or infection using cell-free DNA from archived sheep serum and plasma.

Eve Hanks, Helen Todd, Javier Palarea-Albaladejo, Tom N McNeilly, Collette Britton, Keith T Ballingall

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Article in Veterinary research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Eve HanksInstitute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Bearsden Road, Glasgow, G61 1QH, UK. eve.hanks@sac.co.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4063-1304
Helen ToddMoredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Penicuik, Edinburgh, EH26 0PZ, UK.
Javier Palarea-AlbaladejoBiomathematics and Statistics Scotland, JCMB, The King's Buildings, Peter Guthrie Tait Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FD, UK.
Tom N McNeillyMoredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Penicuik, Edinburgh, EH26 0PZ, UK.
Collette BrittonInstitute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Bearsden Road, Glasgow, G61 1QH, UK. collette.britton@glasgow.ac.uk.
Keith T BallingallMoredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Penicuik, Edinburgh, EH26 0PZ, UK. keith.ballingall@moredun.ac.uk.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genetic variation is associated with differences in disease resistance and susceptibility among individuals within a population. To date, molecular genetic analyses of host responses have relied on extraction of genomic DNA from whole blood or tissue samples. However, such samples are not routinely collected during large-scale field studies. We demonstrate that cell-free genomic DNA (cfDNA) may be extracted and amplified from archived plasma samples, allowing retrospective analysis of host genetic diversity. This technique was also applicable to archived serum samples up to 35 years old and to different ruminant species. As proof of concept, we used this cfDNA approach to genotype the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II DRB1 locus of 224 Merino sheep which had participated in field trials of a commercial Haemonchus contortus vaccine, Barbervax

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AnimalsAustraliaGenetic VariationHaemonchiasisHaemonchusPlasmaRetrospective StudiesSerumSheepSheep DiseasesVaccinationVaccinesVaccines

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