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Prion topic
Also known as
- proteinaceous infectious particle
A prion (IPA: /ˈpriːɒn/ listen (help·info)) is thought to be an infectious agent that, according to current scientific consensus, is comprised entirely of a propagated, mis-folded protein. The mis-folded form of the prion protein has been implicated in a number of diseases in a variety of mammals, including bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, also known as "mad cow disease") in cattle and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in humans. All hypothesized prion diseases affect the structure of the...
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