Polymorphism of the codon 129 of the prion protein (PrP) gene and neuropathology of cerebral ageing

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-74

  Berr, Claudine ^a,b   Helbecque, Nicole ^c   Sazdovitch, Véronique ^a,d   Mohr, Michel ^e   Amant, Carole ^c   Amouvel, Philippe ^c   Alpérovitch, Annick ^a   Hauw, Jean Jacques ^a,d  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Montpellier 1 University   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

^d BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^e HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

Author keywords

Amyloid; A ; Codon 129; Prion protein; Tau protein

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN; TAU PROTEIN;

AGED; AGING; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEGENERATION; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GERIATRIC CARE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TEMPORAL CORTEX;

EID: 0038082195     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00401-003-0700-7     Document Type: Article

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