Genetics of prions.

doi:10.1146/annurev.genet.31.1.139

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Genetics of prions.

Annual review of genetics - 1 Jan 1997

Prusiner S B, Scott M R

Abstract excerpt

Prions are unprecedented infectious pathogens that cause a group of invariably fatal, neurodegenerative diseases by an entirely novel mechanism. Prion diseases may present as genetic, infectious, or sporadic disorders, all of which involve modification of the prion protein (PrP). The human prion...

Topics

Animals
Fungal Proteins
Genetic Variation
Humans
Prion Diseases
Prions

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