Kuru: A Journey Back in Time from Papua New Guinea to the Neanderthals’ Extinction
Kuru, the first human transmissible spongiform encephalopathy was transmitted to chimpanzees by D. Carleton Gajdusek (1923–2008). In this review, I briefly summarize the history of this seminal discovery along its epidemiology, clinical picture, neuropathology and molecular genetics. The discovery o...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2013-07-01
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| Series: | Pathogens |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/2/3/472 |