misfold
Verb. (biochemistry) (''of a protein or nucleic acid'') To fold into an unusual or incorrect tertiary structure; often a cause of Alzheimer's and similar diseases.This is an unmodified, but possibly outdated, definition from Wiktionary and used here under the Creative Commons license. Wiktionary is a great resource. If you like it too, please donate to Wikimedia.
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