Prionopathy
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Any prion-related disease.
"The prionopathies are best known among the neurodegenerative diseases for their ability to misfold, self-propagate, and infect other organisms. […] In this review, we detail the role of a key protein aberration known to the various prion diseases, including sporadic, variant, and iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; variably protease-sensitive prionopathy; Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease; fatal familial insomnia; and kuru."
Example
More examples"The prionopathies are best known among the neurodegenerative diseases for their ability to misfold, self-propagate, and infect other organisms. […] In this review, we detail the role of a key protein aberration known to the various prion diseases, including sporadic, variant, and iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; variably protease-sensitive prionopathy; Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease; fatal familial insomnia; and kuru."
Etymology
From prion + -o- + -pathy.
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