Prion disease

Prion diseases are a group of neurological degenerative diseases that can be transmitted by mutant prion proteins. Also known as prion disease or protein particle disease. Human prions include Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), Gerstmann-Straussler disease (GSS), kuru disease and fatal familial insomnia (FFI).

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