An overview of human prion diseases

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Prion diseases are transmissible, progressive and invariably fatal neurodegenerative conditions associated with misfolding and aggregation of a host-encoded cellular prion protein, PrP<sup>C</sup>. They have occurred in a wide range of mammalian speci...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Imran Muhammad, Mahmood Saqib
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-12-01
Series:Virology Journal
Subjects:
TSE
CJD
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/8/1/559