Genotyping of the prion protein gene at codon 129

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 355-358

  Zimmermann, Klaus ^a   Turecek, Peter L ^a   Schwarz, Hans Peter ^a,b  

^a BAXTER INNOVATIONS GMBH   (Austria)

^b BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Genotype; Polymerase chain reaction; Prions, genetics

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CODON; COHORT STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PRIONS; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

EID: 0033011724     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010050998     Document Type: Article

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