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PrP genotype contributes to determining survival times of sheep with natural scrapie.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Oct 1996
Bossers A, Schreuder B E, Muileman I H, Belt P B, Smits M A
Abstract excerpt
Several allelic variants of the sheep PrP gene are associated with scrapie susceptibility. However, it is not known whether, and to what extent, the PrP genotype contributes to determining survival times of scrapie sheep. We therefore determined the PrP genotype and life spans of over 50 Flemish and Swifter sheep within a single scrapie-affected flock. Eighty-three per cent of the scrapie sheep were homozygous...
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