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Title:

Species barriers in prion diseases--brief review.

Document type:
Journal Article; Review
Author(s):
Moore, RA; Vorberg, I; Priola, SA
Abstract:
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs or prion diseases) are neurological disorders associated with the aggregation of a pathologic isoform of a host-encoded protein, termed prion protein (PrP). The pathologic isoform of PrP, termed PrP(Sc), is a major constituent of the infectious agent. TSE diseases are characterized by neurodegenerative failure and inevitable morbidity. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been transmitted from cattle to humans to cause a new variant of Creutz...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Arch Virol Suppl
Year:
2005
Journal issue:
19
Pages contribution:
187-202
Language:
eng
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16355873
Print-ISSN:
0939-1983
TUM Institution:
Institut für Virologie
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