Persistent retroviral infection with MoMuLV influences neuropathological signature and phenotype of prion disease.

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A fundamental step in pathophysiology of prion diseases is the conversion of the host encoded prion protein (PrP(C)) into a misfolded isoform (PrP(Sc)) that accumulates mainly in neuronal but also non-neuronal tissues. Prion diseases are transmissible within and between species. In a subset of prion diseases, peripheral prion uptake and subsequent transport to the central nervous system are key to disease...

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