Detection of prions in blood
Detection of prions in blood
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Detection of prions in blood
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New York: Nature Publishing Group US
Journal title
Nature medicine, 2005-09, Vol.11 (9), p.982-985
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English
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New York: Nature Publishing Group US
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Prion diseases are caused by an unconventional infectious agent termed prion, composed mainly of the misfolded prion protein (PrP
Sc
)
1
. The development of highly sensitive assays for biochemical detection of PrP
Sc
in blood is a top priority for minimizing the spread of the disease
2
. Here we show that the protein misfol...
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Detection of prions in blood
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68559999
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68559999
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ISSN
1078-8956
E-ISSN
1546-170X
DOI
10.1038/nm1286
