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Prion diseases and the BSE crisis.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 10 Oct 1997
Prusiner S B
Abstract excerpt
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and human Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) are among the most notable central nervous system degenerative disorders caused by prions. CJD may present as a sporadic, genetic, or infectious illness. Prions are transmissible particles that are devoid of nucleic...
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