Molecular characteristics of the scrapie agent

The prion diseases of humans and animals, including Creutzfeld-Jakob disease (CJD) and Kuru of humans, scrapie of sheep and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopothy (BSE), are a family of closely linked neurodegenerative disorders that have proved to be both heritable and transmittable. The aetiology of the...

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Main Author: Lewis, Patrick Alfryn
Published: University College London (University of London) 2005
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.417732