
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease in cattle which can be either classical BSE (C-BSE) or atypical BSE (including H-BSE and L-BSE). Here, we report the results of our analyses of an H-BSE case found in Canada in 2021, indicating restriction of the pathological agent (PrPSc) mainly to the central nervous system with no or occasional weak involvement of peripheral tissues. Importantly, a non-synonymous mutation at codon 211 of the PRNP gene was detected and confirmed to be present as a germline mutation. This is the first case of BSE in Canada with a predisposing E211K mutation.
QH301-705.5, E211K mutation, Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system, prion protein gene, Biology (General), central nervous system, RC346-429, Atypical BSE, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, prion diseases, Research Article
QH301-705.5, E211K mutation, Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system, prion protein gene, Biology (General), central nervous system, RC346-429, Atypical BSE, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, prion diseases, Research Article
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