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Chronic wasting disease associated with prion protein gene (PRNP) variation in Norwegian wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus).
Prion - 1 Dec 2020
Güere Mariella E, Våge Jørn, Tharaldsen Helene, Benestad Sylvie L, Vikøren Turid, Madslien Knut, Hopp Petter, Rolandsen Christer M, Røed Knut H, Tranulis Michael A
Abstract excerpt
The emergence of CWD in Europe in 2016 and the first natural infection in wild reindeer warranted disease management. This led to the testing of 2424 hunted or culled reindeer during 2016-2018, from the infected subpopulation in the Nordfjella mountain range in Southern Norway. To identify any association between PRNP variation and CWD susceptibility, we characterized the open reading frame of the PRNP gene in 19...
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