First demonstrated de novo insertion in the prion protein gene in a young patient with dementia

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 845-846

  Sánchez Valle, Raquel ^a   Aróstegui, Juan Ignacio ^a   Yagüe, Jordi ^a   Rami, Lorena ^a   Lladó, Albert ^a   Molinuevo, José Luis ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ADULT; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM ATROPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSGRAPHIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POINT MUTATION; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MALE; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PRIONS;

EID: 46249117597     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.137463     Document Type: Letter

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