What are the main human diseases caused by prions?

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Biology

The main known human diseases of such type are the Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD), the kuru and the Gerstmann-Sträussle-Scheinken disease (GSS). The hypothesis that many other diseases of unknown etiological agents are actually caused by self-replicating infectious proteins is strong. 

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Dipti KC
Jun 7, 2023
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