Prion protein found in skin of CJD patientsPrion protein found in skin of CJD patients

Results raise questions about possible transmissibility of prion diseases and use of skin samples for detection.

November 28, 2017

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Prion protein found in skin of CJD patients
The brain of one patient who died from sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (sCJD) appears nearly identical to the brain of a mouse inoculated with infectious prions taken from the skin of patients who died from sCJD.Credit: Case Western Reserve University

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