Article
Viral determinants of FeLV infection and pathogenesis: lessons learned from analysis of a natural cohort.
Viruses - 1 Sept 2011
Bolin Lisa L, Levy Laura S
Abstract excerpt
Detailed analysis has been performed over many years of a geographic and temporal cohort of cats naturally infected with feline leukemia virus (FeLV). Molecular analysis of FeLV present in the diseased tissues and application of those viruses to experimental systems has revealed unique isolates with distinctive disease potential, previously uncharacterized virus-receptor interactions, information about the role...
Topics
- Animals
- Cats
- Cohort Studies
- Genetic Variation
- Host-Pathogen Interactions
- Humans
- Leukemia Virus, Feline
- Leukemia, Feline
- Selection, Genetic
- Tumor Virus Infections
- Viral Envelope Proteins
