Molecular genetics of human prion diseases in Germany

Human Genetics

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 244-252

  Windl, Otto ^a   Giese, Armin ^a   Schulz Schaeffer, Walter ^a   Zerr, Inga ^b   Skworc, Katherina ^a   Arendt, Stefanie ^a   Oberdieck, Christina ^a   Bodemer, Monika ^b   Poser, Sigrid ^b   Kretzschmar, Hans A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Neurologische Klinik   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; METHIONINE; PRION PROTEIN; VALINE;

ARTICLE; CODON; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; FATAL FAMILIAL INSOMNIA; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MISSENSE MUTATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

DNA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTATION; MUTATION, MISSENSE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS;

EID: 0032843132     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390051096     Document Type: Article

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