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Intraspecies Prion Transmission Results in Selection of Sheep Scrapie Strains

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2010

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Takashi Yokoyama, Kentaro Masujin, Mary Jo Schmerr, Yujing Shu, Hiroyuki Okada, Yoshifumi Iwamaru, Morikazu Imamura, Yuichi Matsuura, Yuichi Murayama, Shirou Mohri
PLoS ONE

Abstract

Our results indicate that prion strain selection occurs after both inter- and intraspecies transmission. The unusual scrapie prion was a hidden or an unexpressed component in typical sheep scrapie.

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