Prion diseases: Transmission from mad cows?

被引：7

作者：

Roberts, GW

James, S

机构：

[1] Dept. of Molec. Neuropathology Res., SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceut. Ltd., Harlow, Essex, CM19 5AW, New Front. Sci. Pk., N. Third Ave.

来源：

CURRENT BIOLOGY | 1996年 / 6卷 / 10期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0960-9822(02)70708-2

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

Prion diseases in humans show considerable clinical and pathological heterogeneity. The identification of a new variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and its interpretation as evidence of transmission of mad cow disease to man, rely critically on our understanding of the epidemiology of prion diseases.

引用

页码：1247 / 1249

页数：3

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