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Parallels are increasingly being drawn between prion diseases and other aggregate-mediated neurodegenerative disorders. While prion diseases are a distinct subclass of protein misfolding disorders (PMDs), a better understanding of shared mechanisms is likely to benefit treatment of all PMDs.
Prions, prionoids and protein misfolding disorders