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PRNP haplotype distribution in Moroccan goats.
Animal genetics - 1 Aug 2009
Serrano C, Hammouchi M, Benomar A, Lyahyai J, Ranera B, Acín C, el Hamidi M, Monzón M, Badiola J J, Tligui N, Zaragoza P, Martín-Burriel I
Abstract excerpt
Susceptibility/resistance to scrapie in sheep and goats is influenced by host prion protein gene (PRNP) genotype. In this study, we report the analysis of prion protein gene polymorphisms in 137 goats of two Moroccan populations: D'man and Chaouni. We found seven previously described amino acid polymorphisms at codons 37, 127, 137, 142, 154, 222 and 240, as well as three known silent mutations. In addition, we...
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