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Rare genetic E196A mutation in a patient with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: a case report and literature.
Prion - 1 Dec 2020
Wu Xiping, Cui Zhao, Guomin Xie, Wang Haifeng, Zhang Xiaoling, Li Zhiguang, Sun Qi, Qi Feiteng
Abstract excerpt
Genetic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (gCJD) is characterized by mutations in the PRNP gene and represents approximately 10-15% of the human prion diseases. Here, we report a 42-year-old Chinese man who was diagnosed with gCJD. The patient had a rare mutation in codon 196 (E196A) of PRNP leading to an exchange of amino acid from glutamic acid (E) to alanine (A). The polymorphism of codon 129 in the patient was...
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