Aggregation of the prion protein (PrP) and formation of PrP amyloid (APrP) is severe in some Prion diseases. In the dominantly inherited prion protein amyloidosis known as Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker (GSS) disease, plaques made of PrP amyloid are a distinct feature. The TTC to TCC mutation in Pr...
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens (Human)