Prion protein genotypes of Italian sheep breeds with lysine-171 and phenylalanine-141 detection

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 137, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 18-23

  Pongolini, Stefano ^a   Bergamini, Federica ^a   Iori, Alessandra ^a   Migliore, Sergio ^b   Corradi, Attilio ^b   Bassi, Stefano ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA LOMBARDIA E DELL EMILIA ROMAGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

141 phenylalanine; 171 lysine; Genotyping; PrP polymorphism; Scrapie; Sheep

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; LEUCINE; LYSINE; PHENYLALANINE; PRION PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BREED; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; ITALY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SCRAPIE; SHEEP; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ALLELES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; ITALY; LYSINE; PHENYLALANINE; PRIONS; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

OVIS ARIES; SARDA;

EID: 67349140884     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.12.012     Document Type: Article

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