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Association of BLV infection profiles with alleles of the BoLA-DRB3.2 gene.
Animal genetics - 1 Aug 2008
Juliarena M A, Poli M, Sala L, Ceriani C, Gutierrez S, Dolcini G, Rodríguez E M, Mariño B, Rodríguez-Dubra C, Esteban E N
Abstract excerpt
Bovine leukaemia virus (BLV) causes lymphosarcoma and persistent lymphocytosis (PL). Some MHC class II gene polymorphisms have been associated with resistance and susceptibility to the development of lymphosarcoma and PL, as well as with a reduced number of circulating BLV-infected lymphocytes. Previously, 230 BLV-infected Holstein cattle were classified into two infection profiles characterized by low and high...
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