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Possible CWD/CJD link
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<blockquote data-quote="DeerCamp" data-source="post: 5887726" data-attributes="member: 21011"><p>I have a quite a bit of familiarity with CJD because of my field.</p><p></p><p>Simplified, a prion is just a misfolded protein that causes other proteins around it to misfold too. It causes a cascade effect that is irreversible with current medical tech.</p><p></p><p>From a pathological standpoint, CWD and CJD/Mad Cow Disease are the same disease, but when it occurs in humans it is called CJD. The only way to tell the difference is to isolate the individual prion that caused the disease which is very difficult. It has also historically been really difficult to test for in living patients too.</p><p></p><p>The concern here is that CJD is pretty rare (350 cases in the US per year), so seeing 2 cases occur very close together COULD indicate a common factor.</p><p></p><p>Definitely something to look into very carefully!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DeerCamp, post: 5887726, member: 21011"] I have a quite a bit of familiarity with CJD because of my field. Simplified, a prion is just a misfolded protein that causes other proteins around it to misfold too. It causes a cascade effect that is irreversible with current medical tech. From a pathological standpoint, CWD and CJD/Mad Cow Disease are the same disease, but when it occurs in humans it is called CJD. The only way to tell the difference is to isolate the individual prion that caused the disease which is very difficult. It has also historically been really difficult to test for in living patients too. The concern here is that CJD is pretty rare (350 cases in the US per year), so seeing 2 cases occur very close together COULD indicate a common factor. Definitely something to look into very carefully! [/QUOTE]
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