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Scrapie and CJD developed normally in mice with targeted detection of the serum amyloid P component gene

ReferenceBBS/E/I/00000659
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Mrs Patricia McBride
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution The Pirbright Institute
DepartmentThe Pirbright Institute Department
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 40,106
StatusCompleted
TypeInstitute Project
Start date 19/01/1998
End date 18/01/2001
Duration36 months

Abstract

To investigate the involvement of serum amyloid P component (SAP) in the pathogenesis of scrapie by infecting mice with a targeted deletion of the SAPgene with two strains of scrapie that differ in incubation period, and in amount and distribution of cerebral amyloid.

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Committee Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research TopicsX – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative X - not in an Initiative
Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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