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Frequencies of polymorphisms associated with BSE resistance differ significantly between Bos taurus, Bos indicus, and composite cattle.
BMC veterinary research - 22 Sept 2008
Brunelle Brian W, Greenlee Justin J, Seabury Christopher M, Brown Charles E, Nicholson Eric M
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BACKGROUND: Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are neurodegenerative diseases that affect several mammalian species. At least three factors related to the host prion protein are known to modulate susceptibility or resistance to a TSE: amino acid sequence, atypical number of octapeptide repeats, and expression level. These factors have been extensively studied in breeds of Bos taurus cattle in...
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