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Allelic variants of PRNP in 16 Chinese local sheep breeds.
Archives of virology - 1 Aug 2014
Lan Zouran, Li Jinming, Sun Chengyou, Liu Yutian, Zhao Yonggang, Chi Tianying, Yu Xiaojing, Song Fangfang, Wang Zhiliang
Abstract excerpt
Here, polymorphisms of the ovine prion protein gene were analyzed in 486 Chinese sheep from 16 main local breeds. Polymorphisms R or H at codons 154 and four polymorphisms at codon 171 encoding Q, R, H, or K were identified. The A/V polymorphism at codon 136 was not observed, and all sheep were homozygous for A at this position. In addition, ten polymorphisms at codons 21, 101, 112, 127, 138, 141, 143, 146, 153...
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