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The normal distribution of PRNP codon 129 polymorphism in the Moroccan population (Arabs and Casablanca residents).
Pathologie-biologie - 1 May 2008
Nadifi S, Slassi I, Hachimi K M El, Gazzaz B, Bellayou H, Raddaoui K, Laplanche J L
Abstract excerpt
The common prion protein gene (PRNP) codon 129 polymorphism is a strong susceptibility factor for human prion diseases. In this study, we examined the allelic variation of methionine and valine at codon 129 in 147 subjects representing the normal Moroccan population. The sharing of the genotype was 57.1% for Methionine-Methionine (MM), 36% for Methionine-Valine (MV), and 6, 8% for Valine-Valine (VV). These...
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