Chaperonopathy
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any disease associated with a faulty chaperone (protein).
"There are many chaperonopathies already classified as such but here we will deal only with those affecting Hsp70 family members, briefly, and specifically in more detail with those pertaining to one of the members of this family, HSPA9B or mortalin."
Example
More examples"There are many chaperonopathies already classified as such but here we will deal only with those affecting Hsp70 family members, briefly, and specifically in more detail with those pertaining to one of the members of this family, HSPA9B or mortalin."
Etymology
From chaperone + -pathy.
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