Identification of Misfolded Proteins in Body Fluids for the Diagnosis of Prion Diseases

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) or prion diseases are fatal rare neurodegenerative disorders affecting man and animals and caused by a transmissible infectious agent. TSE diseases are characterized by spongiform brain lesions with neuronal loss and the abnormal deposition in the CNS, a...

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Main Authors: Francesca Properzi, Maurizio Pocchiari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Cell Biology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/839329