Prions Flashcards

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Prion

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  1. Infectious protein: mis-folded protein
    A. Very resistant to inactivation
  2. Fate neurodegenerative diseases
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Prion diseases

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  1. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)
  2. Variant CJD
  3. Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
  4. Fatal familial insomnia
  5. Kuru: canibalism
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