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Sequence variations of the bovine prion protein gene (PRNP) in native Korean Hanwoo cattle.
Journal of veterinary science - 1 Jun 2012
Choi Sangho, Woo Hee-Jong, Lee Jeongmin
Abstract excerpt
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is one of the fatal neurodegenerative diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) caused by infectious prion proteins. Genetic variations correlated with susceptibility or resistance to TSE in humans and sheep have not been reported for bovine strains including those from Holstein, Jersey, and Japanese Black cattle. Here, we investigated bovine prion...
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