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Genotyping of the prion protein gene at codon 129.
Acta neuropathologica - 1 Apr 1999
Zimmermann K, Turecek P L, Schwarz H P
Abstract excerpt
Sporadic, iatrogenic and new variant forms of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease are associated with a predisposition for disease depending on a homozygosity at amino acid residue 129 of the prion protein gene (PRNP). A novel polymerase chain reaction/restriction digestion assay to screen for this polymorphism was developed and proved after comparison with a previously used method to be advantageous. Furthermore, for...
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