Chromosomal aberrations in leukemic cats.
The bone marrows of two female acute lymphoblastic leukemic cats were studied cytogenetically with the conventional and one also with the G-banding techniques. Both cats had marked aneuploidies. Cat leukemia is caused by virus, FeLV. Perhaps, this virus is capable of affecting cat chromosomes and as a result of this process converts the normal cells into leukemic cells.
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