Genetics

Study finds two gene classes linked to new prion formation

Unlocking the mechanisms that cause neurodegenerative prion diseases may require a genetic key, suggest new findings reported by University of Illinois at Chicago distinguished professor of biological sciences Susan Liebman.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

CDC assesses potential human exposure to prion diseases

Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have examined the potential for human exposure to prion diseases, looking at hunting, venison consumption, and travel to areas in which prion diseases ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

NIH study describes fast, sensitive blood test for human prion disease

Scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), report that they have developed a method—10,000 times more sensitive than other methods—to ...

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