Table 3. CWD prion detection in male reproductive tissues and semen from white-tailed deer depending of prion protein polymorphic variation at position 96.

Biological Sample	96GG	96 GS	96 SS
Semen	3/5	1/2	1/2
Testes	2/5	1/2	2/2
Epididymides	3/5	1/2	2/2
Overall	53.5% (8/15)	50% (3/6)	83.3% (5/6)

Samples were declared as positive in PMCA if at least two of the triplicates gave a protease-resistant PrP^Sc signal in any of the PMCA rounds analyzed.