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Published online 31 October 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news031027-10
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Gene tweak halts mad cow disease
Toxic by-product, not rogue proteins, may cause fatal brain wasting.
Clumps of rogue proteins are not the cause of fatal conditions such as mad cow disease, but merely a symptom, hints new research. The insight could ultimately help to treat the degenerative brain diseases - the hunt is now on for the real culprit.
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