| Literature DB >> 12205650 |
Ayush Dagvadorj1, Robert B Petersen, Hee Suk Lee, Larisa Cervenakova, Alexey Shatunov, Herbert Budka, Paul Brown, Pierluigi Gambetti, Lev G Goldfarb.
Abstract
We analyzed the prion protein gene (PRNP) region in patients with transmissible spongiform encephalopathy associated with the PRNP D178N mutation. The results suggest that the D178N chromosomes had independent origins in each affected pedigree or apparently sporadic case. A de novo spontaneous PRNP mutation was observed. We provide evidence that hereditary and apparently sporadic transmissible spongiform encephalopathy cases associated with the D178N mutation result from multiple recurrent mutational events.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12205650 DOI: 10.1002/ana.10267
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Neurol ISSN: 0364-5134 Impact factor: 10.422