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Human Disease

prion disease

Term ID
DOID:649
Synonyms
  • Prion disease pathway
  • prion induced disorder
  • Prion protein disease
  • Spongiform Encephalopathy
  • transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
Definition
A brain disease that is characterized by brain damage resulting from the abnormal folding, clumping and accumulation of cellular proteins in the brain induced by prion proteins. (2)
References
  • ICD10CM:A81.9
  • KEGG:05020
  • MESH:D017096
  • NCI:C128346
  • SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:20484008
  • UMLS_CUI:C0162534
Ontology
Human Disease   ( DOID:649 )
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