Anti-prion drugs do not improve survival in novel knock-in models of inherited prion disease.

Anti-prion drugs do not improve survival in novel knock-in models of inherited prion disease.

Prion diseases uniquely manifest in three distinct forms: inherited, sporadic, and infectious. Wild-type prions are responsible for the sporadic and infectious versions, while mutant prions cause inherited variants like fatal familial insomnia (FFI) and familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (fCJD). Alt...

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Main Authors: Daniel J Walsh, Judy R Rees, Surabhi Mehra, Matthew E C Bourkas, Lech Kaczmarczyk, Erica Stuart, Walker S Jackson, Joel C Watts, Surachai Supattapone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-04-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1012087&type=printable
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