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prion

/ˈpriː.ɒn/

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noun

/ˈpriː.ɒn/C1formalscientific
  • ruИнфекционная белковая частица, лишенная нуклеиновой кислоты, которая, как полагают, вызывает нейродегенеративные заболевания, такие как скрепи и болезнь Крейтцфельдта-Якоба.

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

  1. C1formalmedical

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

    ruИнфекционная белковая частица

    • 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.
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