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Wiki is vague on this. Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 17/08/2011 07:52:09 AM
To quote, "a mutation of the gene that codes for the prion protein (PRNP)... occurs in only 5–10% of all CJD cases." I don't know if that means an inherited mutation or an environmental one. I mean, I suppose you could have that specific gene hit precisely by radiation in such a way that you start making prions, but that specific mutation seems super super unlikely.
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lol that's hysterical - 17/08/2011 03:15:49 AM 440 Views
Wiki is vague on this. - 17/08/2011 07:52:09 AM 459 Views
from what we were taught - 17/08/2011 08:12:06 AM 452 Views
And another scary thing- - 17/08/2011 03:57:28 PM 438 Views
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Re: Something scary about "animal" diseases- - 17/08/2011 04:45:27 AM 472 Views
Sorry. - 17/08/2011 03:58:39 PM 456 Views
Re: Sorry. - 17/08/2011 09:46:59 PM 471 Views
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Turns out you're right - 18/08/2011 10:36:42 PM 508 Views
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*shudder* *NM* - 17/08/2011 06:57:33 PM 212 Views
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no, that's not what I meant - 17/08/2011 06:30:28 PM 419 Views
Ah, that's obvious now I read it again. - 17/08/2011 06:52:57 PM 437 Views
yah, as far as they know the chunnel wasn't the cause either - 18/08/2011 02:34:37 AM 470 Views

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