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Prion protein gene heterogeneity in free-ranging white-tailed deer within the chronic wasting disease affected region of Wisconsin.
Journal of wildlife diseases - 1 Jul 2003
Johnson Chad, Johnson Jody, Clayton Murray, McKenzie Debbie, Aiken Judd
Abstract excerpt
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was first identified in Wisconsin (USA) in whitetailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in February 2002. To determine if prion protein gene (Prnp) allelic variability was associated with CWD in white-tailed deer from Wisconsin, we sequenced Prnp from 26 CWD-positive an...
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