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Cases of scrapie with unusual features in Norway and designation of a new type, Nor98.
The Veterinary record - 16 Aug 2003
Benestad S L, Sarradin P, Thu B, Schönheit J, Tranulis M A, Bratberg B
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Five cases of scrapie with unusual features have been diagnosed in Norway since 1998. The affected sheep showed neurological signs dominated by ataxia, and had the PrP genotypes homozygous A136 H154 Q171/ A136H154Q171 or heterozygous A136H154Q171/A136R154Q171, which are rarely associated with scrapie. Brain histopathology revealed neuropil vacuolisation essentially in the cerebellar and cerebral cortices;...
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