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Identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the prion protein gene in Santa Ines and Dorset sheep

Pesqui. vet. bras; 38 (4), 2018
Scrapie is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) that affects sheep and goats and results from accumulation of the abnormal isoform of a prion protein in the central nervous system. Resistance or susceptibility to the disease is dependent on several factors, including the strain of infecting ag...