Natural scrapie and PrP genotype: case-control studies in British sheep.

doi:10.1136/vr.141.6.137

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Natural scrapie and PrP genotype: case-control studies in British sheep.

The Veterinary record - 9 Aug 1997

Hunter N, Goldmann W, Foster J D, Cairns D, Smith G

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Natural scrapie in sheep is associated with polymorphisms of the PrP gene, particularly at amino acid codons 136, 154 and 171. This paper reports the results of nine scrapie case-control studies in Bleu du Maine, Herdwick, Merino x Shetland, Poll Dorset, Scottish Halfbred, Shetland, Soay, Suffolk...

Topics

Animal Husbandry
Animals
Codon
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Male
Polymorphism, Genetic
PrPSc Proteins
Scrapie
Sheep

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