[Molecular genetics in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease].

Article

[Molecular genetics in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease].

Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology - 1 Dec 1994

Kitamoto T

Abstract excerpt

Recent molecular genetic studies revealed that human prion protein (PrP) gene has a large repertoire of polymorphisms and mutations. Each variant PrP seems to correspond to the distinct type of prion diseases. We report herein that it is useful to classify prion diseases into Creutzfeldt-Jakob di...

Topics

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome
Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Disease
Humans
Mutation
Polymorphism, Genetic
Prions

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