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Adaptation of a low-cost medium-throughput genotyping system for ovine prion protein gene polymorphims associated with scrapie.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 20 Dec 2011
Ianella P, McManus C M, Paiva S R, Caetano A R
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Resistance and susceptibility to scrapie in sheep have been associated with SNPs located at codons 136, 154 and 171 of the prion protein (PRNP) gene. Many countries have sheep breeding programs selecting for resistance to scrapie based on the genotyping of these SNPs. We adapted a fast and robust method for genotyping sheep flocks for these polymorphisms, with reduced costs. Ninety-six samples were...
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