Prion infectivity in variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease rectum

BACKGROUND: Disease‐related prion protein (PrP(Sc)) is readily detectable in lymphoreticular tissues in variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (vCJD), but not in other forms of human prion disease. This distinctive pathogenesis, with the unknown population prevalence of asymptomatic vCJD infection, has l...

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Main Authors: Wadsworth, J D F, Joiner, S, Fox, K, Linehan, J M, Desbruslais, M, Brandner, S, Asante, E A, Collinge, J
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Group 2007
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Infection
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1856674/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16763054
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gut.2006.091637
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