Genome-wide scan identifies loci associated with classical BSE occurrence.

Classical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is an acquired prion disease that is invariably fatal in cattle and has been implicated as a significant human health risk. Sequence variations in the coding region of the prion gene (PRNP) have been associated with acquired transmissible spongiform e...

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Main Authors: Brenda M Murdoch, Gordon K Murdoch, Matthew Settles, Stephanie McKay, John L Williams, Stephen S Moore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22073200/pdf/?tool=EBI