NR AKBB
AU Roberts,G.W.; James,S.
TI Prion diseases: transmission from mad cows?
QU Current Biology 1996 Oct 1; 6(10): 1247-9
PT journal article; review; review, tutorial
AB Prion diseases in humans show considerable clinical and pathological heterogeneity. The identification of a new variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and its interpretation as evidence of transmission of mad cow disease to man, rely critically on our understanding of the epidemiology of prion diseases.
ZR 13
MH Adult; Animal; Cattle; *Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome; Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform/*transmission; Human; Middle Age; Prion Diseases/etiology; Prions
AD Department of Molecular Neuropathology Research, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Harlow, Essex, UK
SP englisch
PO England