Identification of polymorphisms in the ovine Shadow of prion protein (SPRN) gene and assessment of their effect on promoter activity and susceptibility for classical scrapie

Animal Genetics

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 169-178

  Lampo, E ^a   Duchateau, L ^a   B Schepens, ^a,b   Van Poucke, M ^a   Saelens, X ^a,b   Erkens, T ^a   Van Zeveren, A ^a   Peelman, L J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Polymorphisms; Prion; Promoter; Sheep; SPRN

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

NERVE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

EID: 77951635216     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01984.x     Document Type: Article

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