PrP genotype frequencies of Quebec sheep breeds determined by real-time PCR and molecular beacons

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 320-324

  L'Homme, Yvan ^a,c   Leboeuf, Anne ^b   Cameron, Johanne ^b  

^a TransBiotech   (Canada)

^b Centre d'Expertise en Production Ovine du Quebec   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANYLARGINYLARGININE; ALANYLARGINYLGLUTAMINE; ALANYLHISTIDYLARGININE; GLYCOPROTEIN; PRION PROTEIN; VALYLARGINYLGLUTAMINE;

ALLELE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREED DIFFERENCE; BREEDING METHOD; CANADA; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; INFECTION RISK; MOLECULAR BEACON; NONHUMAN; RAM (SHEEP); REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK REDUCTION; SCRAPIE; SHEEP DISEASE;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CODON; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIONS; QUEBEC; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 48749087123     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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