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Penetrance and phenotypic expression of a mutation linked to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the elderly.
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2000
Frenkel Y R, Ben-Israel J, Korczyn A D, Chapman J
Abstract excerpt
We have previously reported several carriers of the PRNP E200K point mutation among subjects aged over 65 years. In order to examine the prevalence of this mutation among demented subjects of Libyan and Tunisian origin and the clinical characteristics associated with it, we screened 58 elderly subjects belonging to this ethnic group. Five mutation carriers were identified, all of whom had cognitive deterioration...
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