A decade of using small-to-medium throughput allele discrimination assay to determine prion protein gene (Prnp) genotypes in sheep in Slovenia
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DOI: 10.1177/1040638717723946
Abstract: Sheep with valine (V) at codon 136 and glutamine (Q) at codon 171 of the prion protein gene (Prnp) are highly susceptible to classical scrapie, whereas phenylalanine (F) at codon 141 and histidine (H) at… read more here.
Keywords: small medium; scrapie; classical scrapie; prion protein ... See more keywords
Low sequence diversity of the prion protein gene (PRNP) in wild deer and goat species from Spain
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DOI: 10.1186/s13567-018-0528-8
Abstract: The first European cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in free-ranging reindeer and wild elk were confirmed in Norway in 2016 highlighting the urgent need to understand transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in the context of… read more here.
Keywords: deer; protein gene; goat; prion protein ... See more keywords