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Probable novel PSEN2 Val214Leu mutation in Alzheimer's disease supported by structural prediction.
BMC neurology - 15 May 2014
Youn Young Chul, Bagyinszky Eva, Kim HyeRyoun, Choi Byung-Ok, An Seong Soo, Kim SangYun
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BACKGROUND: PSEN2 mutations are rare variants, and fewer than 30 different PSEN2 mutations have been found. So far, it has not been reported in Asia. CASE PRESENTATION: PSEN2 mutation at codon 214 for predicting a valine to leucine substitution was found in a 70-year-old woman, who showed a dementia of the Alzheimer type. We did not find the mutation in 614 control chromosomes. We also predicted the structures of...
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