Systematic investigation of predicted effect of nonsynonymous SNPs in human prion protein gene: a molecular modeling and molecular dynamics study.

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Nonsynonymous mutations in the human prion protein (HuPrP) gene contribute to the conversion of HuPrP(C) to HuPrP(Sc) and amyloid formation which in turn leads to prion diseases such as familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease. In order to better understand and predict the role of HuPrP mutations, we developed the following procedure: first, we consulted the Human Genome...

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