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A genetic interpretation of heightened risk of BSE in offspring of affected dams.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Oct 1997
Ferguson N M, Donnelly C A, Woolhouse M E, Anderson R M
Abstract excerpt
An analysis is presented of the results of a cohort study designed to test whether or not the aetiological agent of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle can be transmitted maternally (vertically) from dam offspring. Various genetic models are fitted to the data under the assumption that the results could be explained entirely by genetic predisposition to disease (as opposed to maternal transmission)...
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