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Polymorphisms of shadow of prion protein gene (SPRN) in Korean native cattle (Hanwoo) and Holstein cattle.
Scientific reports - 17 Sept 2020
Kim Yong-Chan, Kim Seon-Kwan, Won Sae-Young, Jeong Byung-Hoon
Abstract excerpt
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a fatal infectious neurodegenerative disease caused by the accumulation of pathogenic prion protein (PrPSc) in the central nervous system (CNS), particularly in the brain. In a recent study, the shadow of prion protein (Sho), encoded by the shadow of prion protein (SPRN) gene, accelerates the progression of prion diseases, and a 12-bp insertion/deletion polymorphism in...
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