Prion protein gene M232R variation is probably an uncommon polymorphism rather than a pathogenic mutation

Brain

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Beck, Jon ^a   Collinge, John ^a   Mead, Simon ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ALLELE; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LETTER; M232R GENE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84857220820     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awr294     Document Type: Letter

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