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The natural atypical scrapie phenotype is preserved on experimental transmission and sub-passage in PRNP homologous sheep.
BMC veterinary research - 10 Mar 2010
Simmons Marion M, Konold Timm, Thurston Lisa, Bellworthy Susan J, Chaplin Melanie J, Moore S Jo
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BACKGROUND: Atypical scrapie was first identified in Norwegian sheep in 1998 and has subsequently been identified in many countries. Retrospective studies have identified cases predating the initial identification of this form of scrapie, and epidemiological studies have indicated that it does not conform to the behaviour of an infectious disease, giving rise to the hypothesis that it represents spontaneous...
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