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Mad Cow Variant That Hits Humans Is a Puzzle
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Alf Christophersen
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Mad Cow Variant That Hits Humans Is a Puzzle
On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 06:34:55 GMT,
(PropMan) wrote:
>But the only way to make a definitive diagnosis is to do a detailed
>examination of the brain after death. The brains of vCJD patients have
>telltale deposits of plaque. There are also subtle differences in the
>prion proteins that can be detected by chemical analysis.
Sounds more and more like an AGE disease where proteins are deformed
by abnormal glycations and form new tertiary structures, like the
typical beta-pleated sheet that prions form.
In case, it is possible that the reason is rather in a fatal
combination of too high sugar use in diet and lack of antioxidants.
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Mad Cow Variant That Hits Humans Is a Puzzle