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Neuropathologic variants of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and codon 129 of PrP gene.
Neurology - 25 Apr 2000
Hauw J J, Sazdovitch V, Laplanche J L, Peoc'h K, Kopp N, Kemeny J, Privat N, Delasnerie-Lauprêtre N, Brandel J P, Deslys J P, Dormont D, Alpérovitch A
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OBJECTIVES: To determine the contribution of methionine/valine (Met/Val) polymorphism at codon 129 of the prion protein (PrP) gene in the neuropathologic pattern and mechanisms of lesion development in sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. BACKGROUND: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy characterized by a conformational change of PrP and a variety of PrP deposits in the brain,...
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