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Categories related to Prion : Infectious Diseases : Conditions and Diseases : Health: Health: Animal: Conditions and Diseases: Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (31) Health: Conditions and Diseases: Neurological Disorders: Infections (42) Health: Conditions and Diseases: Neurological Disorders: Neurodegenerative Diseases (43) Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: Society and Culture: Issues: Countryside: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy - BSE (11) Science: Technology: Food Science: Consumer Concerns: BSE - Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (19) Websites on Prion: Deadly Conformations-Protein Misfolding in Prion Disease Research article on prions. 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. Kuru Information Page Compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). Prion Diseases Overview General article about the prion hypothesis, the different diseases, and their possible treatment. Prion Illustration Computer graphic showing the replication and spread of prions in cells. 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 protein- Part II Part II of a very detailed article on prion proteins. This part is on prion mutations and prion infectivity. Prions Research project by Leslie Strama on these membrane glycoprotein particles including their classification, structure, the diseases caused and the future outlook. Protein Misfolding in Prion Disease Includes review of the pathogenesis of prion diseases. Wikipedia: Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy Defines TSEs, touches on possible vaccines or cures, and lists its varients.
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