Cjdsurveillance.com
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National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center
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- Prion diseases are also referred to as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE). They occur in humans and animals, primarily affecting the central nervous system. They can be sporadic (spontaneous), familial (genetic/inherited) or acquired (transmitted by infection). The hallmark of these diseases is the presence of microscopic vacuolization of the brain tissue, called spongiform degeneration (meaning that the tissue deteriorates, developing a spongy texture), and an abnormal protein, called scrapie prion protein (PrP
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