Sporadic inclusion body myositis not linked to prion protein codon 129 methionine homozygosity

Neurology

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1235-

  Orth, Michael ^a   Tabrizi, Sarah J ^a   Schapira, Anthony H V ^a,b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHIONINE; PRION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCLUSION BODY MYOSITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034711180     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.55.8.1235     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. Inclusion body myositis and myopathies
2. Abnormal accumulation of prion protein mRNA in muscle fibres of patients with sporadic inclusion-body myositis and hereditary inclusion-body myopathy
3. Homozygous prion protein genotype predisposes to sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
4. Genetic predisposition to iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
5. Methionine homozygosity at prion gene codon 129 may predispose to sporadic inclusion-body myositis
6. Genotyping of the prion protein gene at codon 129