Experiments provide compelling evidence of protein-only prion infectivity, and that prion strain differences must be structural

Eurosurveillance editorial team

doi:10.2807/esw.08.15.02439-en

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Experiments provide compelling evidence of protein-only prion infectivity, and that prion strain differences must be structural

Eurosurveillance editorial team
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Citation style for this article: Eurosurveillance editorial team. Experiments provide compelling evidence of protein-only prion infectivity, and that prion strain differences must be structural. Euro Surveill. 2004;8(15):pii=2439. https://doi.org/10.2807/esw.08.15.02439-en Received: ; Accepted:

Abstract

Results of experiments by two prion research groups support the view that prions are protein-based, infectious entities not made up of transmissible nucleic acids. In these experiments, infectivity with purified prion protein was demonstrated