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Signs of ‘transmissible’ Alzheimer’s seen in people who received growth hormone

The findings support a controversial hypothesis that proteins related to the neurodegenerative disease can be ‘seeded’ in the brain through material taken from cadavers.
  1. Carissa Wong
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Researchers say they have uncovered more evidence to support a controversial hypothesis that sticky proteins that are a signature of Alzheimer’s disease can be transmitted from person to person through certain surgical procedures.

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Nature 626, 241-242 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00268-5

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