Dissociation of prion protein amyloid seeding from transmission of a spongiform encephalopathy.

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Misfolding and aggregation of proteins are common pathogenic mechanisms of a group of diseases called proteinopathies. The formation and spread of proteinaceous lesions within and between individuals were first described in prion diseases and proposed as the basis of their infectious nature. Recently, a similar "prion-like" mechanism of transmission has been proposed in other neurodegenerative diseases such as...

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