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Identification of an Atypical Enzootic Bovine Leukosis in Japan by Using a Novel Classification of Bovine Leukemia Based on Immunophenotypic Analysis.
Clinical and vaccine immunology : CVI - 1 Sept 2017
Nishimori Asami, Konnai Satoru, Okagawa Tomohiro, Maekawa Naoya, Goto Shinya, Ikebuchi Ryoyo, Nakahara Ayako, Chiba Yuzumi, Ikeda Masaho, Murata Shiro, Ohashi Kazuhiko
Abstract excerpt
Bovine leukemia is classified into two types: enzootic bovine leukosis (EBL) and sporadic bovine leukosis (SBL). EBL is caused by infection with bovine leukemia virus (BLV), which induces persistent lymphocytosis and B-cell lymphoma in cattle after a long latent period. Although it has been demonstrated that BLV-associated lymphoma occurs predominantly in adult cattle of >3 to 5 years, suspicious cases of EBL...
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