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BLV-CoCoMo-qPCR: a useful tool for evaluating bovine leukemia virus infection status.
BMC veterinary research - 21 Sept 2012
Jimba Mayuko, Takeshima Shin-Nosuke, Murakami Hironobu, Kohara Junko, Kobayashi Naohiko, Matsuhashi Tamako, Ohmori Takashi, Nunoya Tetsuo, Aida Yoko
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is associated with enzootic bovine leukosis, which is the most common neoplastic disease of cattle. BLV infects cattle worldwide, imposing a severe economic impact on the dairy cattle industry. Recently, we developed a new quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method using Coordination of Common Motifs (CoCoMo) primers to measure the proviral load of known...
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