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Molecular, biochemical and genetic characteristics of BSE in Canada.
PloS one - 14 May 2010
Dudas Sandor, Yang Jianmin, Graham Catherine, Czub Markus, McAllister Tim A, Coulthart Michael B, Czub Stefanie
Abstract excerpt
The epidemiology and possibly the etiology of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) have recently been recognized to be heterogeneous. In particular, three types [classical (C) and two atypical (H, L)] have been identified, largely on the basis of characteristics of the proteinase K (PK)-resistant core of the misfolded prion protein associated with the disease (PrP(res)). The present study was conducted to...
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