Genetic studies in relation to Kuru: An overview

Current Molecular Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 375-384

  Goldfarb, L G ^a,b   Cervenakova, L ^a,b   Gajdusek, D C ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b HOLLAND LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PROTEIN; METHIONINE; PRION PROTEIN;

ASTROCYTE; ATAXIA; BRAIN CORTEX; CANNIBALISM; CELL LOSS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DEATH; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DYSARTHRIA; EPIDEMIC; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; INCUBATION TIME; KURU; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MICROGLIA; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NATIVE SPECIES; NERVE CELL; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ONSET AGE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PATHOGENESIS; PRION DISEASE; REVIEW; TREMOR; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; KURU; METHIONINE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PHENOTYPE; PRIONS; RISK FACTORS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 2942704114     PISSN: 15665240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1566524043360627     Document Type: Review

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