The same prion strain causes vCJD and BSE

Nature. 1997 Oct 2;389(6650):448-50, 526. doi: 10.1038/38925.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cattle
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / etiology*
  • Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Mice, Transgenic
  • Prion Diseases / etiology
  • Prion Diseases / transmission
  • Prions / classification*
  • Prions / genetics
  • Prions / pathogenicity
  • Species Specificity

Substances

  • Prions