Prions are infectious agents that are responsible for a number of neurodegenerative diseases, known as Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs), including Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in humans. Prion diseases can be genetic, infectious, or sporadic, and they all involve modification of the prion protein (PrP). Here we present a compilation of manuscripts on various aspects of TSEs and their causative agents.
Prof Alun Williams