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• specific-pathogen free (SPF) offspring from mice infected with Rauscher-like murine leukemia virus (MuLV infected offspring) exhibit increased latency and decreased total leukemia incidence compared to wild-type specific-pathogen free mice indicating that mice are more resistant to leukemia development
• however, mice do not show the same level of leukemia resistance that is seen in wild-type germ-free mice
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