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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Organ Donation: Is There Risk of Disease Transmission?

A new protocol suggests that patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are a viable source of tissue for organ transplantation. However, multiple lines of evidence suggest that many neurodegenerative diseases, including ALS, might progress due to transcellular propagation of protein aggregat...

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Main Authors: Holmes, Brandon B., Diamond, Marc I.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3569489/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23280834
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ana.23684
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