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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Bos taurus
SUBMITTER: Claudia Meier-Trummer
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-13853 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
PloS one 20090715 7
<h4>Background</h4>Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) is a lethal disease of cattle, characterized by vasculitis, necrosis, and accumulation of activated, dysregulated cytotoxic lymphocytes in various tissues. Ovine gamma herpesvirus 2 (OvHV-2) is a causative agent of MCF, which may trigger the disease through immunopathogenic pathways. Lymphocytes are the main target of the virus. However, the pathogenic basis of the disease is still mysterious.<h4>Methods/findings</h4>We hypothesized that the gen ...[more]