Prion protein gene polymorphisms and accumulation of pathogenic prion protein (PrPSc) in a herd with previously confirmed scrapie cases
Scrapie in sheep is associated with at least three polymorphisms in the prion protein gene (PRNP) on codons 136, 154, and 171. Countries where scrapie is endemic have been using breeding programs based on selection for the most resistant alleles. There are some PRNP genotyping data on sheep in Brazi...
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Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
2015-06-01
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Series: | Bioscience Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.seer.ufu.br/index.php/biosciencejournal/article/view/26231 |