Definition for Difference between revisions of "Prions"
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| − | 1) Nonliving proteinaceous infectious agents that cause a group of rare, fatal brain diseases affecting | + | 1) Nonliving proteinaceous infectious agents that cause a group of rare, fatal [[brain]] diseases affecting [[human]]s and other [[mammal]]s. |
| − | 2) Prions are | + | |
| + | 2) Prions are [[protein]]s that can assume (after infection or by other causes) a new protein structure, which is self-propagating. The [[disease]] has several variants, and at least one is fatal to humans. | ||
Latest revision as of 01:26, 5 August 2017
1) Nonliving proteinaceous infectious agents that cause a group of rare, fatal brain diseases affecting humans and other mammals.
2) Prions are proteins that can assume (after infection or by other causes) a new protein structure, which is self-propagating. The disease has several variants, and at least one is fatal to humans.