Variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease in a Patient with Heterozygosity at PRNP Codon 129
Variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease in a Patient with Heterozygosity at PRNP Codon 129
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United States: Massachusetts Medical Society
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English
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In this case study, variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) is shown to occur in a young man with heterozygosity, rather than homozygosity, at codon 129 of the prion protein gene (
PRNP
).
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Prions cause lethal neurodegenerative diseases in mammals and are composed of multichain assemblies of misfolded host-encoded cellular...
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Variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease in a Patient with Heterozygosity at PRNP Codon 129
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1860183798
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1860183798
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
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10.1056/NEJMc1610003
