Small virus-like structure in brains from cases of sporadic and familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

Ozel, M; Xi, Y G; Baldauf, E; Diringer, H; Pocchiari, M · Lancet · 1994

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

We have previously observed small virus-like particles in the brain of hamsters with experimental scrapie. Here we report that small virus-like structures can be isolated from brains of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and identified by electronmicroscopy.

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