Some human diseases appear to be due to protein agents that may convert other proteins in the cell to also become these agents; this new disease protein agent is called a(n)

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In animals there are proteins that cause disease; in addition to causing problems by their presence they also are infectious and convert other proteins to change shape. These infectious proteins are called prions and affect normal proteins leading to degenerative disease of the nervous system.Bloom's

Some Human Diseases Appear to Be Due to Protein Agents