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My quest to cure prion disease — before it's too late | Sonia Vallabh

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Innovative Approaches to Prion Disease Therapy

This chapter delves into the speakers' efforts at the Broad Institute to develop a preventative treatment for prion disease, focusing on the unique nature of how misfolded proteins cause neuronal damage. They discuss the challenges of clinical trials and the importance of an ambitious yet humble approach in the pursuit of effective therapies.

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