Polymorphisms of the prion gene promoter region that influence classical bovine spongiform encephalopathy susceptibility are not applicable to other transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3142-3147

  Brunelle, B W ^a   Hamir, A N ^a   Baron, T ^b   Biacabe, A G ^b   Richt, J A ^a   Kunkle, R A ^a   Cutlip, R C ^a   Miller, J M ^a   Nicholson, E M ^a  

^a NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

^b Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

Atypical; Bovine spongiform encephalopathy; Genotype; Prion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; PRION; PRION DISEASE; PROMOTER REGION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BOS; BOVINAE; MUSTELA;

EID: 37049005344     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0208     Document Type: Article

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