Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the bovine MHC region of Japanese Black cattle are associated with bovine leukemia virus proviral load
Abstract Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is the causative agent of enzootic bovine leukosis, a malignant B cell lymphoma that has spread worldwide and causes serious problems for the cattle industry. The BLV proviral load, which represents the BLV genome integrated into host genome, is a useful index fo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Retrovirology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12977-017-0348-3 |