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Haplotype Structure of the Bovine Prion Gene Complex and Association with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)

Objective

Associate prion gene complex haplotypes with susceptibility to BSE.

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APPROACH: The project will take a population-based approach employing principles of genetic epidemiology. We will utilize comprehensive knowledge of genetic variation in the prion gene region to analyze BSE case-control sets for association with specific alleles. We hypothesize that alleles of the bovine prion gene complex are associated with increased susceptibility to BSE.

Investigators
Laegried, William
Institution
Parco Tecnologico Padano
Start date
2006
End date
2007
Funding Source
Nat'l. Inst. of Food and Agriculture
Project number
5438-32000-024-04S
Accession number
411319
Categories
Prevention and Control
Viruses and Prions
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