Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy agents: safe working and the prevention of infection. Guidance from the UK Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens and the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee
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Working with transmissible spongiform encephalopathy agents.
The family of illnesses called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), or "prion" diseases, is composed of a small number of human and animal neurodegenerative diseases caused by unique pathogenic agents that are still not fully defined. They are best considered as "protein-misfolding diseases" (together with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and a few other rare examples) res...
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عنوان ژورنال: Weekly releases (1997–2007)
سال: 2003
ISSN: 9999-1233
DOI: 10.2807/esw.07.25.02245-en