«If you look at species that are very, very divergent from each other, you might find
a certain subset of genes are shared and others [are] not, but you don't really get the fine - scale picture.
In concurrent studies, the team will examine the
gene expression profile
of subsets of patients with different clinical outcomes to provide further insight into why
certain dogs have more aggressive B - CLL and to identify possible drug targetable pathways to improve the treatment for this cancer.