Table 2. Severity of histopathological lesions in the gastrointestinal tract, and presence or absence of epitheliotropism of lymphocytes, in clonality-positive and clonality-negative Shiba dogs.
Clonality-positive group (n=13) | Clonality-negative group (n=9) | ||
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Severity of histopathological lesion | |||
Normal−mild | 0 | 0 | |
Moderate | 0 | 2 (22%) | |
Severe | 13 (100%) | 7 (78%) | |
Presence of epitheliotropism | |||
Yes | 10 (77%) | 2 (17%) | |
No | 3 (23%) | 7 (83%) |
Data are shown as no. of dogs (%).