Prions: properties, occurrence, modes of transmission and relevance for blood transfusion and blood derivatives.
Yap
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PL
Edinburgh & S.E. Scotland Blood Transfusion Service, United Kingdom. pengl@netcomuk.co.uk
Leaver
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HA
Gillon
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001688:Biological Products / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002417:Cattle; D002648:Child; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D004340:Drug Contamination; D016643:Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D017096:Prion Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D011328:Prions / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D012306:Risk; D012608:Scrapie / Q000635:transmission; D012756:Sheep; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
D001688:Biological Products; D011328:Prions