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Babar, M.E., Farid, A., Benkel, B.F. et al. Genetic variability at seven codons of the prion protein gene in nine Pakistani sheep breeds. J Genet 87, 187–190 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-008-0029-z
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