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All Clinically-Relevant Blood Components Transmit Prion Disease following a Single Blood Transfusion: A Sheep Model of vCJD

Variant CJD (vCJD) is an incurable, infectious human disease, likely arising from the consumption of BSE-contaminated meat products. Whilst the epidemic appears to be waning, there is much concern that vCJD infection may be perpetuated in humans by the transfusion of contaminated blood products. Sin...

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Autores principales: McCutcheon, Sandra, Alejo Blanco, Anthony Richard, Houston, E. Fiona, de Wolf, Christopher, Tan, Boon Chin, Smith, Antony, Groschup, Martin H., Hunter, Nora, Hornsey, Valerie S., MacGregor, Ian R., Prowse, Christopher V., Turner, Marc, Manson, Jean C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3157369/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21858015
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0023169