NR AFSM
AU Hunter,N.
TI PrP genetics in sheep and the applications for scrapie and BSE
QU Trends in Microbiology 1997 Aug; 5(8): 331-4
PT journal article; review; review, tutorial
AB The strong links between PrP genotype and the occurrence of scrapie in sheep strengthen evidence supporting the central importance of the PrP protein in the development of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, despite the fact that the cattle PrP gene has, so far, failed to show any association between PrP alleles and susceptibility to BSE.
ZR 36
MH Alleles; Animal; Cattle; Comparative Study; Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform/*etiology; Genotype; Prions/*genetics/*pathogenicity; Scrapie/*etiology/transmission; Sheep/*genetics
AD Institute for Animal Health, BBSRC/MRC Neuropathogenesis Unit, Edinburgh, UK. nora.hunter@bbsrc.ac.uk
SP englisch
PO England