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This category includes disorders caused by prions, which are infectious proteins. Examples of the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies they cause include Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Disease, Kuru, Scrapie in sheep and goats, Chronic Wasting Disease of cervids, Transmissible Mink Encephalopathy, and Fatal Familial Insomnia.
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Protein Misfolding in Prion Disease - Includes review of the pathogenesis of prion diseases. Prion propagation in vitro: are we there yet? - Analysis of prion disease progression in cellular and animal models. Kuru Information Page - Compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). The Prion Protein Knockout Mouse - Paper by Andrew D Steele, Susan Lindquist and Adriano Aguzzi discussing the many phenotypes. Molecular Evolution of Prions - Article about the different evolutionary pathways of bovids and humans. 3D Structure of Prion Protein - Technical explanation of sheep and human prion proteins in normal and dimer forms.
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