Epitope mapping of the protease resistant products of RT-QuIC does not allow the discrimination of sCJD subtypes.

Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) is a transmissible, rapidly progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disease. The transmissible agent linked to sCJD is composed of the misfolded form of the host-encoded prion protein. The combination of histopathological and biochemical analyses has allowed...

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Main Authors: Gabriele Piconi, Alexander H Peden, Marcelo A Barria, Alison J E Green
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218509