<unk>  <unk>  is an<unk>  technique (conceptually like PCR but not involving nucleotides) to multiply misfolded prions originally developed by Soto and colleagues. It is a test for spongiform encephalopathies like CWD or BSE.
Protein misfolding cyclic amplification
Molecular mimicry
Protein aggregation
Antigenic variation
Microbial synergy
Viral interference
Trinucleotide repeat expansion
Genetically modified virus