Like a prion, Alzheimer's protein seeds itself in the brain

Re:Like a prion, Alzheimer's protein seeds itself in the brain by rcthompson on Saturday June 23, 2012 @08:49PM (#4152241)

I believe that Alzheimer's has different clinical presentation than either BSE and CJD, and that the misfolded protein being blamed for Alsheimer's is a different protein than those blamed for the other two diseases.

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Re:Like a prion, Alzheimer's protein seeds itself in the brain by einhverfr on Sunday June 24, 2012 @01:02AM (#4152625)

Additionally we know that there are some prion diseases that are not consumption-related. Fatal familial insomnia for example.....

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Re:Like a prion, Alzheimer's protein seeds itself in the brain by Clotho on Saturday June 23, 2012 @09:49PM (#4152360)

But some 13% of Alzheimer's diagnosis are actually a prion attack.

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