Prion (PrPres) Allotypes Profiling: New Perspectives from Mass Spectrometry

Abstract

Biochemical methods employed for PrPres allotypes profiling are reviewed and compared with the latest mass spectrometric approaches. Emphasis is put on the advantages offered by a recently proposed electrospray strategy.

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mass spectrometry transmissible spongiform encephalopathies prion protein allotype profiling

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