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Analysis of canine transmissible veneral tumor genotypes using the D-loop region of mitochondrial DNA.
Genes & genetic systems - 1 Jan 2011
Bautista-Gómez Linda G, Martínez-Castañeda Simón, Córdova-Alarcón Emilio, Vázquez-Chagoyán Juan Carlos
Abstract excerpt
Canine transmissible venereal tumor (CTVT) is the only neoplasm that can be spread among dogs through cell transplantation. Therefore, this tumor does not originate from host cell transformation. Although CTVT has a monophyletic origin, several studies have shown the presence of genetic diversity which was probably acquired after the development of its original clone. To investigate the genetic diversity of CTVT...
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