Although deafness can be acquired throughout an animal's life from a variety of causes,
hereditary deafness, especially congenital hereditary deafness, is a significant problem in …

Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) are genomic elements that are present in a wide range of
vertebrates. Although the study of ERVs has been carried out mainly in humans and model …

Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) arise from retroviruses chromosomally integrated in the
host germline. ERVs are common in vertebrate genomes and provide a valuable fossil …

Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) is a retrovirus with variable rates of infection globally. DNA was
obtained from cats' peripheral blood mononuclear cells, and proviral DNA of pol and env …

Practical relevance: Auditory function is a sense that is central to life for cats-being important
in situational awareness of potential predators, pursuit of prey, and for communication with …

Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) of domestic cats (ERV-DCs) are one of the youngest feline
ERV groups in domestic cats (Felis silvestris catus); some members are replication …

Feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) is a retrovirus that infects domestic and wild cats around the
world. FeLV infection is associated with the development of neoplasms, bone marrow …

Background Cats infected with exogenous feline leukemia virus (exFeLV) have a higher
chance of lymphoma development than uninfected cats. Furthermore, an increased exFeLV …

Mouse mammary tumour virus-like (MMTV-like) is suspected to be involved in human breast
cancer and it has been hypothesized that companion animals might have a role in viral …

Recombination events induce significant genetic changes, and this process can result in
virus genetic diversity or in the generation of novel pathogenicity. We discovered a new …