title: Novel structure and genetics of prions causing neurodegeneration in humans and animals.
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; D009696:Nucleic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D018620:PrPSc Proteins; D011328:Prions / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D009696:Nucleic Acids; D018620:PrPSc Proteins; D011328:Prions; D014764:Viral Proteins