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Prion protein (PrP) is abundant in the nervous system, but its role remains uncertain. Prion diseases depend on an aggregation of the protein that is likely to interfere with its normal function. Loss of function does not in itself cause neurodegeneration, but whether it contributes to the clinical features of the disease remains an open question. Patients with classical Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease...