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Mutations at codons 178, 200-129, and 232 contributed to the inherited prion diseases in Korean patients.
BMC infectious diseases - 22 Aug 2009
Choi Bo-Yeong, Kim Su Yeon, Seo So-Young, An Seong Soo A, Kim Sangyun, Park Sang-Eun, Lee Seung-Han, Choi Yun-Ju, Kim Sang-Jin, Kim Chi-Kyeong, Park Jun-Sun, Ju Young-Ran
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BACKGROUND: Polymorphisms of the human prion protein gene (PRNP) contribute to the genetic determinants of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). Numerous polymorphisms in the promoter regions as well as the open reading frame of PRNP were investigated. Greater than 90% of Korean, Chinese, and Japanese carry the homozygote 129 MM codon. In Korea, polymorphisms have not been comprehensively studied, except codons 129...
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