Article
Phenotypic heterogeneity and genetic modification of P102L inherited prion disease in an international series.
Brain : a journal of neurology - 1 Oct 2008
Webb T E F, Poulter M, Beck J, Uphill J, Adamson G, Campbell T, Linehan J, Powell C, Brandner S, Pal S, Siddique D, Wadsworth J D, Joiner S, Alner K, Petersen C, Hampson S, Rhymes C, Treacy C, Storey E, Geschwind M D, Nemeth A H, Wroe S, Collinge J, Mead S
Abstract excerpt
The largest kindred with inherited prion disease P102L, historically Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome, originates from central England, with émigrés now resident in various parts of the English-speaking world. We have collected data from 84 patients in the large UK kindred and numerous small unrelated pedigrees to investigate phenotypic heterogeneity and modifying factors. This collection represents by far...
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