Additional polymorphisms of the PRNP gene significantly decrease the susceptibility to scrapie of ARQ/ARQ sheep

Authors :: Maestrale, Caterina
Carta, Antonello
Attene, Sonia
Sechi, Stefania
Galistu, Adriana
Santucciu, Cinzia
Cancedda, Giovanna Maria
Saba, Mariangela
Patta, Cristiana
Bandino, Ennio
Demontis, Franca
Uras, Patrizia
Ligios, Ciriaco
Publication Year :: 2007
Publisher :: AIPVet, 2007.
Abstract: The aim of this work was to investigate the risk of scrapie of the ARQ/ARQ genotype carrying at least one point mutation at codons 112, 137, 141, 142, 154 and 176 in comparison with the ARQ/ARQ without any point mutations.

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