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ID DOID:649
Name prion disease
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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prion, http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/prions/
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ICD10CM:A81.9

KEGG:05020

MESH:D017096

NCI:C128346

SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:20484008

UMLS_CUI:C0162534

Subsets

DO_FlyBase_slim

DO_infectious_disease_slim

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Synonyms

Prion disease pathway [EXACT]

prion induced disorder [EXACT]

Prion protein disease [EXACT]

Spongiform Encephalopathy [EXACT]

transmissible spongiform encephalopathy [EXACT]

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is_a brain disease

is_a disease by infectious agent

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