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[Mutation of codon 117 of the prion gene in Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease].
Revue neurologique - 1 Jan 1991
Tranchant C, Doh-Ura K, Steinmetz G, Chevalier Y, Kitamoto T, Tateishi J, Warter J M
Abstract excerpt
We report the clinical progression of the Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease (GSS) in a family of Alsatian origin. The age of onset and duration of evolution were variable. The clinical picture became more complex over the generations: isolated dementia in the first generations, then, more recently, a triad of pyramidal, pseudobulbar syndrome and dementia associated with symptoms indicating spread of damage...
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