Effects of polymorphisms in ovine and caprine prion protein alleles on cell-free conversion
<p>Abstract</p> <p>In sheep polymorphisms of the prion gene (<it>PRNP</it>) at the codons 136, 154 and 171 strongly influence the susceptibility to scrapie and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) infections. In goats a number of other gene polymorphisms were found wh...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-02-01
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| Series: | Veterinary Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.veterinaryresearch.org/content/42/1/30 |