Prion Infectious Diseases Conditions and Diseases

Prion Infectious Diseases Conditions and Diseases

This category includes disorders caused by prions, which are infectious proteins. Examples of the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies they cause include Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Disease, Kuru, Scrapie in sheep and goats, Chronic Wasting Disease of cervids, Transmissible Mink Encephalopathy, and Fatal Familial Insomnia.

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eMedicine - Kuru : Article by Paul A Janson, MD - A fatal neurologic disease that is restricted to the highlands of New Guinea, where it has infected the Fore (pronounced for-ay), a tribe of remote highland natives.
Deadly Conformations-Protein Misfolding in Prion Disease - Research article on prions.
Wikipedia: Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy - Defines TSEs, touches on possible vaccines or cures, and lists its variants.
Protein Misfolding in Prion Disease - Includes review of the pathogenesis of prion diseases.
Prion Diseases Overview - General article about the prion hypothesis, the different diseases, and their possible treatment.
Prions - Research project by Leslie Strama on these membrane glycoprotein particles including their classification, structure, the diseases caused and the future outlook.
Prion protein- Part II - Part II of a very detailed article on prion proteins. This part is on prion mutations and prion infectivity.
Kuru Information Page - Compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
Prion propagation in vitro: are we there yet? - In-depth analysis of prion disease progression in cellular and animal models, including the conversion of cellular prion protein to its disease-associated isoforms, various in vitro conversion assays and limitations.
Prion protein- Part I - Very detailed article on prion proteins and prion diseases.
Prion Illustration - Computer graphic showing the replication and spread of prions in cells.

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