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Polymorphisms of the prion protein gene (PRNP) in Hanwoo (Bos taurus coreanae) and Holstein cattle.
Genes & genetic systems - 1 Aug 2005
Jeong Byung-Hoon, Sohn Hyun-Joo, Lee Jong-O, Kim Nam-Ho, Kim Jae-Il, Lee Se-Young, Cho In-Soo, Joo Yi-Seok, Carp Richard I, Kim Yong-Sun
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphisms in the prion protein gene (PRNP) in humans and sheep correlate with susceptibility to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been reported in British and Japanese cattle; it has occurred thus far in Holstein cattle. BSE in Hanwoo (Bos taurus coreanae) cattle has not been diagnosed up to now. To characterize the bovine PRNP polymorphisms in Korean...
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