Human prion diseases
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Prion protein (for proteinacious infectious particle) is a membrane-associated glycoprotein present in all mammalian species. Its normal function is unknown, but in prion diseases (also known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies) a post-translationally modified form of the protein, partially resistant to protease digestion, is deposited in the brain and associated—after long incubation periods—with neuronal dysfunction and death....
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