Aberrant metal binding by prion protein in human prion disease
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- 15 September 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Neurochemistry
- Vol. 78 (6) , 1400-1408
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1471-4159.2001.00522.x
Abstract
Human prion diseases are characterized by the conversion of the normal prion protein (PrPC) into a pathogenic isomer (PrPSc). Distinct PrPSc conformers are associated with different subtypes of prion...Keywords
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