Genetic variability of the prion protein gene (PRNP) in wild ruminants from Italy and Scotland

Journal of Veterinary Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-120

  Peletto, Simone ^a   Perucchini, Matteo ^b   Acín, Cristina ^c   Dalgleish, Mark P ^d   Reid, Hugh W ^d   Rasero, Roberto ^e   Sacchi, Paola ^e   Stewart, Paula ^b   Caramelli, Maria ^a   Ferroglio, Ezio ^e   Bozzetta, Elena ^a   Meloni, Daniela ^a   Orusa, Riccardo ^a   Robetto, Serena ^a   Gennero, Silvia ^a   Goldmann, Wilfred ^b   Acutis, Pier Luigi ^a  

^a LIGURIA E VALLE D AOSTA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^d MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

Phylogenetic tree; Polymorphism; PRNP; Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies; Wild ruminants

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS NELSONI; MAMMALIA; RUPICAPRA; RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA;

DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DEER; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; ITALY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRION; PRION DISEASE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DEER; DNA; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; HAPLOTYPES; ITALY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS; SCOTLAND; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 68949094163     PISSN: 1229845X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4142/jvs.2009.10.2.115     Document Type: Article

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