Genetic polymorphism at codon 129 of the prion protein gene is not associated with multiple sclerosis

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 280-281

  Stüve, Olaf ^a   Korth, Carsten ^b   Gabatto, Pablo ^b   Cameron, Elizabeth M ^b   Hu, Wei ^b   Eagar, Todd N ^b   Monson, Nancy L ^b   Frohman, Elliot M ^b   Racke, Michael K ^b   Zabetian, Cyrus P ^b   Oksenberg, Jorge R ^b  

^a VA NORTH TEXAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CODON; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CODON; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PRPC PROTEINS;

EID: 60549098625     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: 15383687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.66.2.280     Document Type: Article

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