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Mad cow, 'zombie deer disease' and the science and spread of prions

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The Role of Misfolded Prions in Disease

In humans, there's three main causes of prion disease. The most common cause by far is what we call "sporadic" Disease can also be caused by a mutation in the gene that codes for the prion protein PRNP.

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