Scrapie susceptibility-associated indel polymorphism of shadow of prion protein gene (SPRN) in Korean native black goats

Abstract Prion diseases in sheep and goats are called scrapie and belong to a group of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) caused by the abnormal misfolding of the prion protein encoded by the prion protein gene (PRNP). The shadow of the prion protein gene (SPRN) is the only prion gene...

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Main Authors: Yong-Chan Kim, Seon-Kwan Kim, Byung-Hoon Jeong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-51625-8