Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2] Rinky Agnes Botleroo, M.B.B.S.

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Synonyms and keywords: TSE; prion diseases

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This entry incorporates public domain text originally from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health [3] and the U.S. National Library of Medicine [4]
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