Polymorphisms of two indels at the PRNP gene in three beef cattle herds

Biochemical Genetics

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 1-7

  Kerber, Alexandre R ^a   Hepp, Diego ^a   Passos, Daniel T ^a   De Azevedo Weimer, Tania ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bovine; Insertion deletion polymorphism; Prion disease; Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME INSERTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPE; HERD; INTRON; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAIN; BRAZIL; BREEDING; CATTLE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAPLOTYPES; INTRONS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PRIONS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEQUENCE DELETION;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 38649109788     PISSN: 00062928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10528-007-9113-y     Document Type: Article

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