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Review
. 1987:38:381-98.
doi: 10.1146/annurev.me.38.020187.002121.

Prions causing degenerative neurological diseases

S B Prusiner
Review

Prions causing degenerative neurological diseases

S B Prusiner. Annu Rev Med. 1987.

Abstract

Prions cause degenerative neurological diseases--scrapie in animals and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. The novel properties and structure of the prion distinguish it from viruses.

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