title: Allelic frequency and genotypes of prion protein at codon 136 and 171 in Iranian Ghezel sheep breeds.
abstract: PrP genotypes at codons 136 and 171 in one hundred twenty Iranian Ghezel sheep breeds were studied using allele-specific PCR amplification and compared with the well-known sheep breeds in North America, the United States, and Europe. The frequency of V allele and VV genotype at codon 136 of Ghezel sheep breed was significantly lower than AA and AV. At codon 171, the frequency of allele H was significantly lower than Q and R. Despite the similarities of PrP genotypes at codons 136 and 171 between Iranian Ghezel sheep breeds and some of the studied breeds, significant differences were found with others. Planning of effective breeding control and successful eradication of susceptible genotypes in Iranian Ghezel sheep breeds will not be possible unless the susceptibility of various genotypes in Ghezel sheep breeds to natural or experimental scrapie has been elucidated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Faculty of Medicinem Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran. salami.si@gmail.com
authors.forename: Siamak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salami
authors.forename: Reza Ashrafi
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Zadeh
authors.forename: Mir Davood
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Omrani
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ramezani
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amniattalab
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D003062:Codon; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011328:Prions / Q000235:genetics*; D012756:Sheep / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D003062:Codon; D011328:Prions