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When Proteins Become Infectious: Understanding Prion Disease With Neil Mabbott

When Proteins Become Infectious: Understanding Prion Disease With Neil Mabbott

Update: 2024-08-23
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From Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), Neil Mabbott, Ph.D., has worked for nearly 2 decades on understanding the mechanisms by which prion proteins become infectious and cause neurological disease in humans and animals. He discusses the remarkable properties of prions and addresses complexities surrounding symptoms, transmission and diagnosis of prion disease.

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When Proteins Become Infectious: Understanding Prion Disease With Neil Mabbott

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