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PrP genetics in ruminant transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.
Veterinary research - 1 Jan 2000
Goldmann Wilfred
Abstract excerpt
Scrapie, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), and chronic wasting disease (CWD) are prion diseases in ruminants with considerable impact on animal health and welfare. They can also pose a risk to human health and control is therefore an important issue. Prion protein (PrP) genetics may be used to control and eventually eradicate animal prion diseases. The PrP gene in sheep and other representatives of the...
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