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June 01, 1998; Volume 65,Issue 6
Olds, G. Richard
- You have accessKuru and mad cow disease: Understanding the prion theoryG. Richard Olds, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 1998, 65 (6) 291-296;
With the recent controversy in England over mad cow disease, there is a growing understanding that prions are not just a medical curiosity, but a grave public health threat. With an illustration explaining how proteins can mutate and become infectious.