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Evaluating the association between blood genotype or phenotype and haemoplasma infection in UK and Italian cats.
The Veterinary record - 1 Jan 2000
Spada Eva, Galluzzo Paola, Torina Alessandra, Loria Guido R, Perego Roberta, Grippi Francesca, Blanda Valeria, Baggiani Luciana, D'Amico Alessia, Pennisi Maria G, Helps Chris R, Malik Richard, Westman Mark, Gandolfi Barbara, Spencer Sarah, Proverbio Daniela, Tasker Séverine
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In humans, blood groups are associated with varying prevalence of infections. The aim of this study was to determine if associations exist between the feline AB blood group system and haemoplasma infection. METHODS: Data from two studies were combined. In the first study, DNA samples from 131 haemoplasma-infected and 132 haemoplasma-uninfected UK cats underwent pyrosequencing to determine their blood...
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