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Absence of association between codon 129 and 219 polymorphisms of the prion protein gene and vascular dementia.
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2007
Jeong Byung-Hoon, Na Hae-Ri, Bae Jae-Chun, Lee Kyung-Hee, Lee Yun-Jung, Kim Nam-Ho, Song Joon-Ho, Carp Richard I, Kim Yong-Sun
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BACKGROUND: Polymorphisms of the prion protein gene (PRNP) are known to cause a strong susceptibility to the occurrence of prion diseases, such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and might be associated with other neurodegenerative disorders. However, an association between PRNP polymorphisms and vasc...
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