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The prion protein (PrP) is a cell surface glycoprotein, which can exist in two alternatively folded conformations: a cellular isoform denoted (PrP<sup>C</sup>) and a disease associated isoform termed PrP<sup>Sc</sup>. | The [[prion protein]] (PrP) is a cell surface glycoprotein, which can exist in two alternatively folded conformations: a cellular isoform denoted (PrP<sup>C</sup>) and a disease associated isoform termed PrP<sup>Sc</sup>. | ||
==Prion diseases== | ==Prion diseases== |