Assessment of the Zoonotic Potential of Atypical Scrapie Prions in Humanized Mice Reveals Rare Phenotypic Convergence but Not Identity With Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Prions.

Alba Marín-MorenoFabienne ReineLaetitia HerzogNaima AronFlorence JaffrézicJean-Luc VilotteHuman RezaeiOlivier AndréolettiDavy MartinVincent Beringue

Published in: The Journal of infectious diseases (2024)

The results obtained suggest a low zoonotic potential for AS. Rare adaptation may allow the emergence of prions phenotypically resembling those spontaneously forming in humans.

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