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New leukemia study findings recently were published by researchers at Brussels Free University

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, January 2nd, 2011

2011 JAN 2 -- According to recent research from Brussels, Belgium, "Delta retrovirus-mediated leukemogenesis is dependent on the oncogenic potential of Tax. It is not clear, however, whether Tax-specific immune responses play a role in leukemia onset and progression."

"Using the BLV-associated leukemia model in sheep, we found that Tax-specific cytotoxic responses induced by DNA immunization or viral infection of naive animals were not predictive of disease outcome and did not prevent tumor development. Furthermore, provirus and tax may be absent from blood for extended periods, emphasizing the relevance of surveying other compartments during chronic...

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