CODON-178 MUTATION OF THE HUMAN PRION PROTEIN GENE IN A GERMAN FAMILY (BACKER FAMILY) - SEQUENCING DATA FROM 72-YEAR-OLD CELLOIDIN-EMBEDDED BRAIN-TISSUE

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作者
KRETZSCHMAR, HA [1 ]
NEUMANN, M [1 ]
STAVROU, D [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV HAMBURG,DEPT NEUROPATHOL,HAMBURG,GERMANY
关键词
PRION; CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE; CODON; 178; MUTATION; HUMAN PRION PROTEIN GENE;
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10.1007/BF00294264
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
Familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease was first described in a family from northern Germany in the 1920s (Backer family). PCR amplification of DNA extracted from brain tissue embedded in celloidin 72 years ago shows a GAC to AAC substitution at codon 178 of the prion protein gene. This mutation is associated with fatal familial insomnia and familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a number of families of diverse ethnic background.
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