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Bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Sweden: an H-type variant.
Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc - 1 Jan 2008
Gavier-Widén Dolores, Nöremark Maria, Langeveld Jan P M, Stack Mick, Biacabe Anne-Gaëlle, Vulin Johann, Chaplin Melanie, Richt Jürgen A, Jacobs Jorg, Acín Cristina, Monleón Eva, Renström Lena, Klingeborn Berndt, Baron Thierry G M
Abstract excerpt
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) had never been detected in Sweden until 2006, when the active surveillance identified a case in a 12-year-old cow. The case was an unusual form, because several molecular features of the protease-resistant prion protein (PrP(res)) were different from classical BSE. The differences included higher susceptibility for proteinase K, higher molecular weight of the PrP(res) bands,...
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