Kuru: An appraisal of five years of investigation
- 1 March 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Eugenics Quarterly
- Vol. 9 (1) , 69-74
- https://doi.org/10.1080/19485565.1962.9987505
Abstract
Although predisposition to kuru may be determined by a single dominant gene with incomplete expressivity, a chronic, slowly progressive viral infection may also be involved in kuru pathogenesis. Experiments are in progress to test this possibility.Keywords
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