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Variably protease-sensitive prionopathy: a new sporadic disease of the prion protein.
Annals of neurology - 1 Aug 2010
Zou Wen-Quan, Puoti Gianfranco, Xiao Xiangzhu, Yuan Jue, Qing Liuting, Cali Ignazio, Shimoji Miyuki, Langeveld Jan P M, Castellani Rudy, Notari Silvio, Crain Barbara, Schmidt Robert E, Geschwind Michael, Dearmond Stephen J, Cairns Nigel J, Dickson Dennis, Honig Lawrence, Torres Juan Maria, Mastrianni James, Capellari Sabina, Giaccone Giorgio, Belay Ermias D, Schonberger Lawrence B, Cohen Mark, Perry George, Kong Qingzhong, Parchi Piero, Tagliavini Fabrizio, Gambetti Pierluigi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study is to report 2 new genotypic forms of protease-sensitive prionopathy (PSPr), a novel prion disease described in 2008, in 11 subjects all homozygous for valine at codon 129 of the prion protein (PrP) gene (129VV). The 2 new PSPr forms affect individuals who are either homozygous for methionine (129MM) or heterozygous for methionine/valine (129MV). METHODS: Fifteen affected...
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