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Science & ResearchAug 22, 2026

Risk of transmission of amyloid β pathology via transfused blood products.

Seeded protein misfolding and aggregation are relevant to many neurodegenerative diseases.

Seeded protein misfolding and aggregation are relevant to many neurodegenerative diseases. The archetype are prions: protein-only infectious agents that cause fatal neurodegenerative diseases including Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). The recent recognition of iatrogenic amyloid…

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