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Prion Type-Dependent Deposition of PRNP Allelic Products in Heterozygous Sheep.
Journal of virology - 15 Jan 2016
Langeveld J P M, Jacobs J G, Hunter N, van Keulen L J M, Lantier F, van Zijderveld F G, Bossers A
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Susceptibility or resistance to prion infection in humans and animals depends on single prion protein (PrP) amino acid substitutions in the host, but the agent's modulating role has not been well investigated. Compared to disease incubation times in wild-type homozygous ARQ/ARQ (where each triplet represents the amino acids at codons 136, 154, and 171, respectively) sheep, scrapie susceptibility is...
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