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A cross-sectional study of PRNP gene in two native Sicilian goat populations in Italy: a relation between prion gene polymorphisms and scrapie incidence.
Journal of genetics - 1 Jun 2017
Migliore Sergio, Agnello Stefano, D'Avola Salvatore, Goldmann Wilfred, Di Marco Lo Presti Vincenzo, Vitale Maria
Abstract excerpt
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are a group of neurodegenerative diseases affecting humans and animals, and scrapie in small ruminants is considered the archetype of TSEs. Derivata di Siria is a native dairy goat of Sicily (south Italy), which is related to Syrian goat breeds. Scrapie disease is considered endemic in Sicily since 1997, following the administration of an infected vaccine.Derivata...
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