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Circulating Cell‐Free DNA of Bovine Leukemia Virus: A Promising Biomarker for Enzootic Bovine Leukosis
7 Jul 2025
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Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) causes Enzootic bovine leukosis (EBL) in approximately 1%-5% of infected cattle after a long latent period. Few biomarkers effectively distinguish non-EBL from EBL cattle. Given the rapid turnover of tumor cells, we hypothesized that cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in plasma could serve as a more effective biomarker for EBL diagnosis. We measured the proviral load (PVL) in whole blood and plasma...
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