Prion diseases: new clues in the structure of prion proteins

(Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati) A new study carried out by SISSA - Scuola Internazionale Superiore di StudiAvanzati in collaboration with other institutions including Genos Glycoscience. Research Laboratory from Zagreb, Croatia and Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste,provides important information on the differences in structures of the prions, proteins responsible for diseases that at the state of the art are incurable.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news