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Prions are exclusively misfolded proteins rather than mutated genetic agents.
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Is it true that prions are exclusively misfolded proteins rather than mutated genetic agents?
Yes. Extensive scientific literature strongly supports the protein-only hypothesis, confirming that prions are infectious agents composed of misfolded proteins rather than mutated genetic material.
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The paper reviews the protein-only hypothesis, confirming that prion diseases propagate through protein misfolding without requiring nucleic acids.
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Ma, J. & Wang, F. (2014). Prion disease and the ‘protein-only hypothesis’. peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.1042/bse0560181
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It describes prion diseases as resulting from the conformational change of a normal protein isoform rather than a genetic mutation.
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LAURENT, M. (1996). Prion diseases and the ‘protein only’ hypothesis: a theoretical dynamic study. peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.1042/bj3180035
It reinforces that prion diseases are driven by conformational misfolding of the cellular prion protein into an infectious conformer.
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A, F., X, T., M, F., B, T., X, W., Y, W., N, D., L, D., SC, F., V, R., V, C., SA, C., CD, V., D, W., J, A., D, M., G, T., M, S., SJ, S., AB, S., & H, W. (2026). A model-based prion vaccine protects a transgenic mouse line carrying a Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease mutation.. peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00401-026-03015-4
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