<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Introduction: The aim of the study was to investigate the presence of human papillomaviruses (HPV), mouse mammary tumour virus (MMTV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), and human polyomavirus BK in canine mammary tumours (CMTs) and to correlate the results of histopathological classification with the results of virological examination. Material and Methods: Eighty CMTs and ten normal canine mammary gland samples were evaluated using histopathological methods and TaqMan real-time PCR analysis. Results: The results indicated that all mammary tumours and normal mammary tissue samples were negative for HPV16 and other HPV, EBV, human polyomavirus, and human mammary tumour virus strains. Conclusion: Further studies should be performed to investigate the existence of other strains of HPV, EBV, and human polyomavirus in CMTs.</p></abstract>

Introduction: The aim of the study was to investigate the presence of human papillomaviruses (HPV), mouse mammary tumour virus (MMTV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), and human polyomavirus BK in canine mammary tumours (CMTs) and to correlate the results of histopathological classification with the results of virological examination. Material and Methods: Eighty CMTs and ten normal canine mammary gland samples were evaluated using histopathological methods and TaqMan real-time PCR analysis. Results: The results indicated that all mammary tumours and normal mammary tissue samples were negative for HPV16 and other HPV, EBV, human polyomavirus, and human mammary tumour virus strains. Conclusion: Further studies should be performed to investigate the existence of other strains of HPV, EBV, and human polyomavirus in CMTs.

Investigation of human papillomaviruses (HPV), mouse mammary tumour virus (MMTV), Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), and human polyomavirus entities in canine mammary tumours

Virology Department, Veterinary Faculty, Istanbul University, 34320, Avcilar, Istanbul, Turkey

Microbiology and Clinical Bacteriology Department, Cerraphasa Medicine Faculty, Istanbul University, 34098, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey

Journal of Veterinary Research

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Introduction: The aim of the study was to investigate the presence of human papillomaviruses (HPV), mouse mammary tumour virus (MMTV), Epstein-Barr virus...

Investigation of human papillomaviruses (HPV), mouse mammary tumour virus (MMTV), Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), and human polyomavirus entities in canine mammary tumours

Published Online: Apr 29, 2016

Page range: 49 - 53

Received: Aug 28, 2015

Accepted: Feb 02, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jvetres-2016-0008

Keywords
dogs, canine mammary tumours, EBV, BKV, HPV, MMTV

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Investigation of human papillomaviruses (HPV), mouse mammary tumour virus (MMTV), Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), and human polyomavirus entities in canine mammary tumours

Published Online: Apr 29, 2016

Page range: 49 - 53

Received: Aug 28, 2015

Accepted: Feb 02, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jvetres-2016-0008

Keywordsdogs, canine mammary tumours, EBV, BKV, HPV, MMTV

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
dogs, canine mammary tumours, EBV, BKV, HPV, MMTV