Detection of polymorphisms in the prion protein gene in the Belgian sheep population: Some preliminary data

Veterinary Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-11

  Roels, S ^a   Renard, C ^a   De Bosschere, H ^a   Geeroms, R ^a   Van Poucke, M ^b   Peelman, L ^b   Vanopdenbosch, E ^a  

^a VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgian sheep; Brain diseases; Breed differences; Breeding programmes; Genotyping; Polymorphisms; Prion diseases; Prion protein; Prion protein gene; Prion protein genotyping; PRNP; PRNP genotyping; Scrapie; Sheep diseases; Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

DNA; PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION; SCRAPIE; SHEEP; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

ANIMALS; BELGIUM; GENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PRIONS; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 1642482840     PISSN: 01652176     EISSN: 18755941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2004.9695163     Document Type: Article

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