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Tracy (sheep)

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Alpha 1-antitrypsin comprised 50% of the total protein in Tracy's milk, a remarkably high level maintained after lactation. Similar levels were detected in the milk produced by her granddaughters. A deficiency in this protein in humans can produce lung diseases, and its artificial creation was
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thought to be a potential success in the diseases' treatment. Clinical trials for the engineered protein in 1998 revealed that it developed breathing problems in patients, and research for the milk as a remedy for the diseases has not continued since then.
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transgenically modified
Roslin Institute
alpha 1-antitrypsin
cystic fibrosis
emphysema
Dolly (sheep)
Pharming (genetics)
Genetically modified organisms
"Tracy, a transgenic sheep, Scotland, 1999"
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"Animal Pharming: The Industrialization of Transgenic Animals"
ISBN
978-3662033746
Categories
Cloned sheep
1990 animal births
1997 animal deaths
Individual animals in the United Kingdom

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