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Prion

Prion is a protein, the mutated form of which (PrPSC) is infectious and causes several neurodegenerative diseases such as kuru, scrapie, and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).



Definitions in the literature

  • Infectious protein [1].
  • A protein that, in mutated form, acts as an infectious agent that causes certain neurodegenerative diseases, including kuru and scrapie [2].