The Prion Basis of Progressive Neurodegenerative Disorders

The discovery of proteinaceous infectious agents by Prusiner in 1982 was sensational. All previously known pathogens contained nucleic acids, the code of life, that enabled them to reproduce. In contrast, the proteinaceous agents of disease, called prion proteins (PrP), lacked nucleic acids and prop...

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Main Authors: Tvisha Joshi, Nidhi Ahuja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/6687264
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