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Table 1 Incubation times to onset of disease and death

From: High Prion and PrPSc Levels but Delayed Onset of Disease in Scrapie-Inoculated Mice Heterozygous for a Disrupted PrP Gene

Genotype of Host

 

Prion Inoculum

 

Mouse (RML)

 

Hamster (Sc237)

Prn-p +/+ a

   

Disease

158 ± 11

 

ND (>600)

Death

171 ± 11

 

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Prn-p 0/+

   

Disease

290 ± 33 (n = 19)

 

>600 (n = 9)

Death

415 ± 30 (n = 15)

 

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Prn-p0/+/SHaPrP0/+

   

Disease

260 ± 22 (n = 15)b

 

67 ± 4 (n = 9)

Death

280 ± 23 (n = 12)

 

72 ± 7 (n = 6)

Prn-p0/0/SHaPrP0/+

   

Disease

323 ± 60 (n = 18)

 

58 ± 2 (n = 6)c

Death

341 ± 60 (n = 16)

 

60 ± 5 (n = 9)

Prn-p 0/0

   

Disease

>600 (n = 10)

 

>600 (n = 5)

Death

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  1. Two to four mice from each group were sacrificed after showing disease symptoms.
  2. aData from (28).
  3. bOne mouse died at 143 days and was not included in the average.
  4. cThree mice were found dead without having been diagnosed.