See: PrP, Gerstmann Straussler Scheinker syndrome. Suggested as the causative agents of several infectious diseases such as scrapie (in sheep), kuru and Creutzfeld Jakob disease in man. Prions (proteinaceous infective particles) apparently contain no nucleic acid. The 27 kD protein of scrapie is related to a normal cell protein and may possibly cau...
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See PrP, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome. Suggested as the causative agents of several infectious diseases such as scrapie (in sheep), kuru and Creutzfeldt-Jakob diseasein man. Prions (proteinaceous infective particles) apparently contain no nucleic acid. The 27 kD protein of scrapie is related to a normal cell protein and may possibly cause its over-production.
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Microscopic particles made of protein that can cause disease.
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https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20094
Proteinaceous infectious particles associated with transmissible neurodegenerative diseases of humans and animals.
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Self-replicating proteins that may cause infection and may lead to some forms of dementia, such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
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No exact match found.
