| Literature DB >> 8101988 |
D L Price1, D R Borchelt, S S Sisodia.
Abstract
Alzheimer disease and the prion disorders/spongiform encephalopathies share many common features. These chronic, progressive, sometimes familial diseases of the central nervous system are characterized by the presence of different types of amyloid deposits in the brain. This review provides a perspective on these two types of neurodegenerative disorders.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8101988 PMCID: PMC46935 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.90.14.6381
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205