Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> Chronic wasting disease – USA (12): possible genetic predisposition
PRO/AH/EDR> Chronic wasting disease – USA (12): possible genetic predisposition
Chronic Wasting Disease -- United StatesSome deer are more susceptible to chronic wasting disease that is spreading through herds of white-tailed deer across much of the United States, according to researchers, who have identified a panel of genetic markers that reliably predict which animals are most vulnerable to the contagious neurological disorder."The genetic variants making a deer less susceptible to chronic wasting disease are in much lower frequency in the East, likely because they weren't Read more [...]
