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Do prion protein gene polymorphisms induce apoptosis in non-mammals?
Journal of biosciences - 1 Mar 2016
Birkan Tuğçe, Şahin Mesut, Öztel Zubeyde, Balcan Erdal
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variations such as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in prion protein coding gene, Prnp, greatly affect susceptibility to prion diseases in mammals. Here, the coding region of Prnp was screened for polymorphisms in redeared turtle, Trachemys scripta. Four polymorphisms, L203V, N205I, V225A and M237V, were common in 15 out of 30 turtles; in one sample, three SNPs, L203V, N205I and M237V, and in the...
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