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Sequence variation of the feline immunodeficiency virus genome and its clinical relevance.
The Veterinary record - 8 Jun 2013
Stickney A L, Dunowska M, Cave N J
Abstract excerpt
The ongoing evolution of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) has resulted in the existence of a diverse continuum of viruses. FIV isolates differ with regards to their mutation and replication rates, plasma viral loads, cell tropism and the ability to induce apoptosis. Clinical disease in FIV-infected cats is also inconsistent. Genomic sequence variation of FIV is likely to be responsible for some of the...
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