Article
Prion protein gene polymorphisms in healthy and scrapie-affected sheep in Greece.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Feb 2004
Billinis Charalambos, Psychas Vassilios, Leontides Leonidas, Spyrou Vassiliki, Argyroudis Stamatis, Vlemmas Ioannis, Leontides Sotirios, Sklaviadis Theodoros, Papadopoulos Orestis
Abstract excerpt
A total of 216 local crossbred sheep from 16 scrapie-affected Greek flocks and 210 purebred sheep of the milk breeds Chios and Karagouniko from healthy flocks were analysed for scrapie-linked polymorphisms in the prion protein (PrP) gene. Of the 216 sheep in this case-control study, 96 sheep were clinical cases, 25 subclinical cases (asymptomatic at the moment of euthanasia but positive by histopathology and/or...
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