Is Parkinson's a prion disease?

Pathogenic Mechanisms

What is your view on the evidence for a prion-like pathological process occurring in PD either as a cause or effect of the disease? What specific steps should be taken next to verify or put to rest this idea?

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Is Parkinson's a prion disease?
Elodie Angot, Lund, et al.
13 Dec 2009 12:46 PM EST
This is a timely discussion topic given that today Nobel laureate Stanley Prusiner will present the opening keynote lecture at the XVIII WFN World Congress on Parkinson's Disease and Related ...