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prion

/ˈpriː.ɒn/

Übersetzung: Infektiöses Proteinpartikel ohne Nukleinsäure, das vermutlich neurodegenerative Erkrankungen wie Scrapie und die Creutzfeldt-Jakob-Krankheit verursacht.

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C1formalcommonscientific/ˈpriː.ɒn/

An infectious protein particle that lacks nucleic acid and is believed to cause neurodegenerative diseases such as scrapie and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

  • 🇩🇪Infektiöses Proteinpartikel ohne Nukleinsäure, das vermutlich neurodegenerative Erkrankungen wie Scrapie und die Creutzfeldt-Jakob-Krankheit verursacht.
  1. Infectious protein particle C1 formal medical

    An abnormal, infectious protein particle that lacks nucleic acid and is believed to cause neurodegenerative diseases by inducing normal proteins to misfold.

    • Prions are responsible for diseases like Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans.
    • Unlike viruses, prions do not contain any genetic material.
    • The misfolding of normal proteins into prions leads to brain damage.

    🇩🇪Infektiöses Proteinpartikel

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