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Genotyping and surveillance for scrapie in Finnish sheep

BACKGROUND: The progression of scrapie is known to be influenced by the amino acid polymorphisms of the host prion protein (PrP) gene. There is no breeding programme for TSE resistance in sheep in Finland, but a scrapie control programme has been in place since 1995. In this study we have analysed P...

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Autores principales: Hautaniemi, Maria, Tapiovaara, Hannele, Korpenfelt, Sirkka-Liisa, Sihvonen, Liisa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3414783/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22831168
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-8-122