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Rare V180I mutation in PRNP gene of a Chinese patient with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
Prion - 1 Jan 2014
Shi Qi, Shen Xiao-Jing, Zhou Wei, Xiao Kang, Zhang Xiao-Mei, Zhang Bao-Yun, Dong Xiao-Ping
Abstract excerpt
Abstract Here, we reported a Chinese case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) with a rare mutation in the prion protein gene (PRNP) leading to an exchange of amino acid from valine (V) to isoleucine (I) at codon 180 (V180I). The 72 year-old Chinese women started with gradual memory loss. On admission, she did not present special abnormality during clinical examinations except bradykinesia in her lower extremities....
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