Assessing Prion Infectivity of Human Urine in Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Prion diseases are neurodegenerative conditions associated with a misfolded and infectious protein, scrapie prion protein (PrPSc). PrPSc propagate prion diseases within and between species and thus pose risks to public health. Prion infectivity or PrPSc presence has been demonstrated in urine of exp...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2012-01-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/1/11-0589_article |