Natural scrapie in a closed flock of Cheviot sheep occurs only in specific PrP genotypes

被引：339

作者：

Hunter, N ^{[1
]}

Foster, JD ^{[1
]}

Goldmann, W ^{[1
]}

Stear, MJ ^{[1
]}

Hope, J ^{[1
]}

Bostock, C ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV GLASGOW,SCH VET,GLASGOW,LANARK,SCOTLAND

来源：

ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY | 1996年 / 141卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.1007/BF01718157

中图分类号：

Q93 [微生物学];

学科分类号：

071005 ; 100705 ;

摘要：

Natural scrapie in a closed flock of South Country Cheviot sheep has resulted in 45 deaths between 1986 and 1995. Of these cases, 35 sheep have been analysed for disease-linked PrP gene polymorphisms and all encode valine at codon 136 on at least one allele with 77% homozygous (VV136) and 23% valine/alanine heterozygotes (VA(136)). Mean survival time was 907 and 1482 days for VV136 and VA(136) scrapie affected animals respectively. VV136 animals were all at great risk of disease if allowed to live long enough. However scrapie occurred only in a specific subgroup of VA(136) sheep, survival advantage depending on VA(136) animals being heterozygous for other polymorphisms at coons 154 or 171. The flock history has been recorded in great detail since its foundation in 1960 however there was no strong evidence for simple maternal or paternal transmission of disease other than inheritance of PrP genotype.

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页码：809 / 824

页数：16

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