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Is the prevalent human prion protein 129M/V mutation a living fossil from a Paleolithic panzootic superprion pandemic?

Prion diseases are consistently associated with prion protein (PrP(C)) misfolding rendering a cascade of auto-catalytic self-perpetuation of misfolded PrP in an afflicted individual. The molecular process is intriguingly similar to all known amyloid diseases both local and systemic. The prion diseas...

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Autores principales: Nyström, Sofie, Hammarström, Per
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7030913/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24398570
http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/pri.27601