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Significance of clonal rearrangements of lymphocyte antigen receptor genes on the prognosis of chronic enteropathy in 22 Shiba dogs.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 29 Sept 2017
Ohmi Aki, Ohno Koichi, Uchida Kazuyuki, Goto-Koshino Yuko, Tomiyasu Hirotaka, Kanemoto Hideyuki, Fukushima Kenjiro, Tsujimoto Hajime
Abstract excerpt
Shiba dogs are predisposed to chronic enteropathy (CE) and have poorer prognosis than other dog breeds. The objective of this study was to investigate the significance of polymerase chain reaction for antigen receptor rearrangement (PARR) results on clinical findings and prognosis of Shiba dogs with CE. We retrospectively collected data on 22 Shiba dogs diagnosed as having CE. Fifty-nine percent of the dogs had...
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