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The most common cause of inherited prion diseases is the E200K mutation of the prion protein (PrP). It is often thought that this mutation causes disease by making PrP more susceptible to misfolding ...
Officials won't know whether the deer was ill until Kentucky Fish and Wildlife biologists test tissue samples.
(NewsNation) — Researchers are warning that chronic wasting disease (CWD) — also known as “zombie deer” disease — could spill ...
August 24, 2010 — A novel sporadic prion protein disease, variably protease-sensitive prionopathy (VPSPr), with distinct features has been described as the first new prion disease since sporadic ...
Drug development is typically slow: the pipeline from basic research discoveries that provide the basis for a new drug to clinical trials to production of a widely available medicine can take decades.
PAGE COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - The first-ever case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was confirmed in an adult, female whitetail ...
The state of Florida has stepped up surveillance after confirmation of new cases of a contagious brain disorder in deer ...
(Boston)—Genetic prion disease generally manifests with cognitive difficulties, poor muscle control and abrupt jerking movements of muscle groups and/or entire limbs. The three major phenotypes of ...