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SUMMARY:NHP models of prion disorders - Dr Emmanuel Comoy\, Unit of Prion 
 Disorders and Related Infectious Agents (SEPIA)\, François Jacob Institut
 e of biology
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CONTACT:Fiona Roby
DESCRIPTION:Prion diseases constitute a rare but noticeable group of neuro
 degenerative diseases according to their outstanding feature of transmissi
 bility. Since different episodes (growth hormone\, mad cow disease…) thr
 eatened public health during the past decades\, the zoonotic potential of 
 animal prion diseases and the iatrogenic risk of human prion diseases subs
 equently need to be assessed to purpose\, if any\, appropriate measures of
  prevention. Non-human primate (NHP) models played a crucial role in the h
 istory of prion diseases\, and at the time of transgenic experimental mode
 ls\, they remain (up to now) prominent to answer certain crucial questions
 . We propose here to present a panorama of the contributions of NHPs to ou
 r understanding of these fatal neurological disorders.\n\nEmmanuel Comoy (
 DVM\, PhD) works at Atomic Energy Commission in the Prion Research Group s
 ince 1997. He is involved in diagnosis\, decontamination and pathophysiolo
 gy of prion diseases and prion-like disorders. His team is the coordinator
  of the NeuroPrion Association.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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