Development of an assay to determine single nucleotide polymorphisms in the prion gene for the genetic diagnosis of relative susceptibility to classical scrapie in sheep

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-77

  Johnson, Mary Lynn ^a   Evoniuk, Jessica M ^a   Stoltenow, Charles L ^a   O'Rourke, Katherine I ^b   Redmer, Dale A ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genotype; PCR; Prion; Scrapie; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; PRION; SCRAPIE; SHEEP; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PRIONS; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

EID: 35448942958     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870701900111     Document Type: Article

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