| APP | amyloid precursor protein |
| AQ | allele quantification |
| BSE | bovine spongiform encephalopathy |
| BVPrP | bank vole prion protein |
| PrPSc | abnormal prion protein |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| CJD | Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease |
| GSS | Gerstmann–Straussler–Scheinker syndrome |
| FFI | fatal familial insomnia |
| MARK4 | microtubule affinity-regulating kinase 4 |
| NCSTN | nicastrin |
| PRNP | prion protein gene |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| PMCA | protein misfolding cyclic amplification |
| SD | standard deviation |
| SORL1 | sortilin-related receptor |
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