title: Comment on "Comparative genomic analysis of the whale (Pseudorca crassidens) PRNP locus".
abstract: A reminder that another paper on the cetacean PRNP locus has been published before Kim et al.'s paper (2008. Genome, 51: 452-464) is presented along with a consideration of the related results.
authors.affiliation: CEA (National Reference Centre for TSEs), Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154 Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Pier Luigi
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Acutis
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peletto
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grego
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Colussi
authors.forename: Maria Vittoria
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Riina
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rosati
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mignone
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caramelli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D055028:Comparative Genomic Hybridization / Q000379:methods*; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D017096:Prion Diseases / Q000235:genetics; D011328:Prions / Q000235:genetics*; D040641:Quantitative Trait Loci / Q000235:genetics; D014907:Whales / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D011328:Prions