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Re:More evidence emerges for 'transmissible Alzheimer's' theory by clord on Tuesday January 26, 2016 @07:52PM (#10977463)
Could it be that Alzheimer's plaque is the ultimate expression of an attempt by the body to deal with CJD?
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Re:More evidence emerges for 'transmissible Alzheimer's' theory by ekianjo on Tuesday January 26, 2016 @09:42PM (#10977862)
No, CJD has a clear culprit, the prion protein, that does not appear in "normal" AZ disease.
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Re:More evidence emerges for 'transmissible Alzheimer's' theory by vvpan on Tuesday January 26, 2016 @07:57PM (#10977491)
They mention that they controlled for it.
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