Experimental transfusion of variant CJD-infected blood reveals previously uncharacterised prion diso...
Experimental transfusion of variant CJD-infected blood reveals previously uncharacterised prion disorder in mice and macaque
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Exposure of human populations to bovine spongiform encephalopathy through contaminated food has resulted in <250 cases of variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (vCJD). However, more than 99% of vCJD infections could have remained silent suggesting a long-term risk of secondary transmission particularly through blood. Here, we present experimental evide...
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Experimental transfusion of variant CJD-infected blood reveals previously uncharacterised prion disorder in mice and macaque
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2041-1723
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2041-1723
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10.1038/s41467-017-01347-0
