Title
Detection of the PrP gene in junin sheep
Other title
Detección del gen PrP de scrapie en ovinos junín.
Date Issued
2015
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The aim of this study was to establish the frequency of resistance and susceptible genotypes to scrapie in the Junin sheep breed. For this, 56 blood samples were collected in a sheep farm in the central highlands of Peru. The DNA was extracted and the PCR products were analyzed by enzymatic digestion using restriction endonucleases that recognize the PrP gene polymorphisms. Four of the 5 haplotypes reported for the PrP gene were identified: ARR (48.2%), ARQ (35.7%), AHQ (10.7%) and VRQ (5.4%). In addition, 7 of the 15 reported genotypes for the Prion gene were found: ARR/ARR (17.9%), ARR/AHQ (10.7%), ARR/ARQ (42.9%), ARQ/AHQ (10.7%), ARQ/ARQ (7.1%), ARR/ VRQ (7.1%) and ARQ/VRQ (3.6%). Finally, 82.1% of the animals had genotypes resistant to the disease and 17.9% showed genotypes of susceptibility.
Start page
57
End page
65
Volume
26
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84931093137
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
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