| BSE | Bovine spongiform encephalopathy |
| CJD | Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease |
| CWD | Chronic wasting disease |
| FFI | Fatal familial insomnia |
| FSE | Feline spongiform encephalopathy |
| GSS | Gerstmann-Sträussler Scheinker syndrome |
| LD | Linkage disequilibrium |
| PRND | Prion-like protein gene |
| PRNP | Prion protein gene |
| SNPs | Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) |
| TME | Transmissible mink encephalopathy |
| TSEs | Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies |
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