title: Human prion diseases.
abstract: Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) is a group of rare, sub-acute, fatal neurodegenerative diseases in humans and animals. TSE includes Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease, fatal familial insomnia, and Kuru (a disease confined to the Fore linguistic group, a tribe in Papua-New Guinea). From the onset, it was recognized that some of these spongiform diseases occur in clusters, in an inherited, familial manner. This article describes these diseases, current treatment modalities, and suggests directions for future research.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, and Cancer Research Center, Room 933 Biomedical Research Building, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44120-1712, USA. mxs92@po.cwru.edu
authors.forename: Man-Sun
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sy
authors.forename: Pierluigi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gambetti
authors.forename: Boon-Seng
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017096:Prion Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D011328:Prions / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity
chemical_list: D011328:Prions