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SUBMITTER: Clawson ML
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2263129 | biostudies-literature | 2008
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Clawson Michael L ML Richt Juergen A JA Baron Thierry T Biacabe Anne-Gaëlle AG Czub Stefanie S Heaton Michael P MP Smith Timothy P L TP Laegreid William W WW
PloS one 20080319 3
<h4>Background</h4>Atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathies (BSEs) are recently recognized prion diseases of cattle. Atypical BSEs are rare; approximately 30 cases have been identified worldwide. We tested prion gene (PRNP) haplotypes for an association with atypical BSE.<h4>Methodology/principle findings</h4>Haplotype tagging polymorphisms that characterize PRNP haplotypes from the promoter region through the three prime untranslated region of exon 3 (25.2 kb) were used to determine PRNP hap ...[more]