An overview of human prion diseases
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Prion diseases are transmissible, progressive and invariably fatal neurodegenerative conditions associated with misfolding and aggregation of a host-encoded cellular prion protein, PrP<sup>C</sup>. They have occurred in a wide range of mammalian speci...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-12-01
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| Series: | Virology Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.virologyj.com/content/8/1/559 |