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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826048103321

Titolo

Advancing prion science : guidance for the National Prion Research Program, interim report / / Rick Erdtmann and Laura Sivitz, editors ; Committee on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies: Assessment of Relevant Science, Medical Follow-Up Agency, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : The National Academies Press, 2003

ISBN

0-309-16859-7

0-309-50440-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xx, 105 p

Altri autori (Persone)

ErdtmannRick

SivitzLaura

Disciplina

616.8/3

Soggetti

Prion diseases - Research - United States

Prion diseases - Diagnosis - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Reviewers -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Figures, Tables, and Boxes -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Prion Diseases and Their Challenges -- 3 Diagnostics for Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies -- 4 Research Recommendations for TSE Diagnostics -- 5 Prion Research Infrastructure -- 6 Risks to the U.S. Military -- Appendix Study Methods.