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Prion protein polymorphisms in white-tailed deer influence susceptibility to chronic wasting disease.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Jul 2006
Johnson Chad, Johnson Jody, Vanderloo Joshua P, Keane Delwyn, Aiken Judd M, McKenzie Debbie
Abstract excerpt
The primary sequence of the prion protein affects susceptibility to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, or prion diseases, in mice, sheep and humans. The Prnp gene sequence of free-ranging, Wisconsin white-tailed deer was determined and the Prnp genotypes of chronic wasting disease (CWD)-p...
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