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Gerstmann-Straüssler-Scheinker disease: novel PRNP mutation and VGKC-complex antibodies.
Neurology - 10 Jun 2014
Jones Matthew, Odunsi Sola, du Plessis Daniel, Vincent Angela, Bishop Matthew, Head Mark W, Ironside James W, Gow David
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To describe a unique case of Gerstmann-Straüssler-Scheinker (GSS) disease caused by a novel prion protein (PRNP) gene mutation and associated with strongly positive voltage-gated potassium channel (VGKC)-complex antibodies (Abs). METHODS: Clinical data were gathered from retrospective review of the case notes. Postmortem neuropathologic examination was performed, and DNA was extracted from frozen brain...
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