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Loss of glycosylation associated with the T183A mutation in human prion disease.
Acta neuropathologica - 1 Dec 2004
Grasbon-Frodl E, Lorenz Holger, Mann U, Nitsch R M, Windl Otto, Kretzschmar H A
Abstract excerpt
A heterozygous T183A mutation in the prion protein (PrP) gene, PRNP, was identified in a patient with histopathologically confirmed spongiform encephalopathy. Clinically, this form of prion disease was characterized by early-onset dementia as the predominant sign, along with global cerebral atrophy and hypometabolism. The age at onset was 40 years and the disease duration was 4 years. Additional neurological...
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