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Scrapie resistance in ARQ sheep.
Journal of virology - 1 Oct 2008
Laegreid W W, Clawson M L, Heaton M P, Green B T, O'Rourke K I, Knowles D P
Abstract excerpt
Variation in the ovine prion protein amino acid sequence influences scrapie progression, with sheep homozygous for A(136)R(154)Q(171) considered susceptible. This study examined the association of survival time of scrapie-exposed ARQ sheep with variation elsewhere in the ovine prion gene. Four si...
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