title: Scrapie resistance in ARQ sheep.
abstract: Variation in the ovine prion protein amino acid sequence influences scrapie progression, with sheep homozygous for A(136)R(154)Q(171) considered susceptible. This study examined the association of survival time of scrapie-exposed ARQ sheep with variation elsewhere in the ovine prion gene. Four single nucleotide polymorphism alleles were associated with prolonged survival. One nonsynonymous allele (T112) was associated with an additional 687 days of survival for scrapie-exposed sheep compared to M112 sheep (odds ratio, 42.5; P = 0.00014). The only two sheep homozygous for T112 (TARQ) did not develop scrapie, suggesting that the allelic effect may be additive. These results provide evidence that TARQ sheep are genetically resistant to development of classical scrapie.
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois, Department of Pathobiology, 2001 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana, IL 61802, USA. laegreid@uiuc.edu
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Laegreid
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Clawson
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Heaton
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: K I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: O'Rourke
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Knowles
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D011328:Prions / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D012608:Scrapie / Q000235:genetics* / Q000401:mortality; D012756:Sheep / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000401:mortality; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D011328:Prions