Small virus-like structure in brains from cases of sporadic and familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
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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Robert Koch-Institut des Bundesgesundheitsamtes, Berlin, Germany.
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D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000821:virology; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000821:virology*; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000235:genetics / Q000821:virology*; D006224:Cricetinae; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D017096:Prion Diseases / Q000821:virology