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Kuru, the First Human Prion Disease †
Kuru, the first human prion disease was transmitted to chimpanzees by D. Carleton Gajdusek (1923–2008). In this review, we summarize the history of this seminal discovery, its anthropological background, epidemiology, clinical picture, neuropathology, and molecular genetics. We provide descriptions...
Autores principales: | Liberski, Paweł P., Gajos, Agata, Sikorska, Beata, Lindenbaum, Shirley |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6466359/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30866511 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v11030232 |
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