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Effect of PrP genotype and route of inoculation on the ability of discriminatory Western blot to distinguish scrapie from sheep bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Feb 2012
Migliore Sergio, Esposito Elena, Pirisinu Laura, Marcon Stefano, Di Bari Michele, D'Agostino Claudia, Chiappini Barbara, Conte Michela, Sezzi Erminia, De Grossi Luigi, Agrimi Umberto, Vaccari Gabriele, Nonno Romolo
Abstract excerpt
Procedures for discriminating scrapie from bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in sheep are relevant to ascertain whether BSE has entered the sheep population. This study was aimed at investigating whether the suitability of an official EU discriminative method is affected by the sheep PrP genotype and route of infection.
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