Phenotypic heterogeneity and genetic modifiers in prion disease caused by a Pro102Leu mutation in the PRNP gene

Nature Clinical Practice Neurology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 68-69

  Neumann, Manuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; LEUCINE; PRION PROTEIN; PROLINE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GERSTMANN STRAUSSLER SCHEINKER SYNDROME; HUMAN; NOTE; ONSET AGE; PHENOTYPE; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 59849093547     PISSN: 1745834X     EISSN: 17458358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpneuro0998     Document Type: Note

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