Mouse Model Of Prion Disease Mimics Diverse Symptoms Of Human Disorder
Friday, November 28, 2008 - 12:28
in Biology & Nature
A comprehensive mouse model of inherited prion disease exhibits cognitive, motor and neurophysiological deficits that bear a striking resemblance to the symptoms experienced by patients with the human version of "mad cow disease," Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. The research, published in the journal Neuron, provides exciting insight into the mechanism of disease and may lead to the development of new therapeutic strategies for this devastating neurodegenerative disorder.
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