title: Molecular biology and genetics of neurodegenerative diseases caused by prions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco 94143.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Prusiner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D009410:Nerve Degeneration; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology*; D011328:Prions / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012897:Slow Virus Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology*; D014764:Viral Proteins; D014779:Virus Replication
chemical_list: D011328:Prions; D014764:Viral Proteins