What is the difference between proteins that cause Alzheimers and prions?

Subject: What is the difference between proteins that cause Alzheimers and prions?

Date: Sat Apr 21 17:36:27 2001
Posted by Lisa
Grade level: 10-12 School: North Pole High School
City: North Pole State/Province: Alaska Country: United States
Area of science: Neuroscience
ID: 987888987.Ns

Message:


I have read that alzheimers is also caused by corrupted proteins.  What is the 
difference between this and say... Creutzfeldt Jacobs disease and why is it not 
classified as a prion?  What makes a Prion stand out among the different forms 
of protein disorders?

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