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Gene mutation alone causes transmissible prion disease

For the first time, Whitehead Institute researchers have shown definitively that mutations associated with prion diseases are sufficient to cause a transmissible neurodegenerative disease.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Sticky antibodies block prion disease

(PhysOrg.com) -- Antibodies that stick to a brain prion protein called PrP could be the key to treating prion diseases like variant CJD and preventing people accidentally exposed to prions from going on to ...

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created Feb 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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