Impaired transport in neurones triggers prion disease

A new study shows that nervous system integrity and axonal properties may play a key role in prion diseases. The findings, from researchers at the Rudolf Virchow Centre and the Institute of Virology of the University of Wuerzburg, expand our understanding of the development of prion disease and suggest novel targets for therapeutic and diagnostic approaches in its early stages. Details are published 21 August in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens...

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