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PrP polymorphisms tightly control sheep prion replication in cultured cells.
Journal of virology - 1 Feb 2003
Sabuncu Elifsu, Petit Stéphanie, Le Dur Annick, Lan Lai Thanh, Vilotte Jean-Luc, Laude Hubert, Vilette Didier
Abstract excerpt
Prion diseases are fatal neurodegenerative disorders of animals and humans that are characterized by the conversion of the host-encoded prion protein (PrP) to an abnormal isoform. In several species, including humans, polymorphisms in the gene encoding the PrP protein tightly control susceptibility of individuals toward this disease. In the present study we show that Rov cells expressing an ovine PrP allele...
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