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Sequence variants of bovine papillomavirus E5 detected in equine sarcoids.
Virus research - 1 Oct 2003
Chambers G, Ellsmore V A, O'Brien P M, Reid S W J, Love S, Campo M S, Nasir L
Abstract excerpt
The equine sarcoid, one of the most common dermatological lesions in equids, is a benign, locally invasive dermal fibroblastic lesion. Previous studies have suggested an association with two bovine papilloma virus (BPV) types, BPV-1 and BPV-2. In the present study, we examined sarcoids from horses from two geographical areas, Switzerland and the UK, for the major transforming gene of BPV, E5. We detected BPV DNA...
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