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Altered toxicity of the prion protein peptide PrP106-126 carrying the Ala(117)-->Val mutation.
The Biochemical journal - 15 Mar 2000
Brown D R
Abstract excerpt
The inherited prion diseases such as Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome (GSS) are linked to point mutations in the gene coding for the cellular isoform of the prion protein (PrP(C)). One particular point mutation A117V (Ala(117)-->Val) is linked to a variable pathology that usually includes...
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