Neurologia

Correcting misfolded proteins

Certain neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's and transmissible spongiform encephalopathy or prion disease, are characterized by the appearance of aggregates or clumps, the result of a protein misfolding event, in the brains of affected individuals.
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