A DEMENTING ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH A NOVEL INSERTION IN THE PRION PROTEIN GENE

被引:91
作者
OWEN, F
POULTER, M
COLLINGE, J
LEACH, M
LOFTHOUSE, R
CROW, TJ
HARDING, AE
机构
[1] CLIN RES CTR,DIV PSYCHIAT,HARROW HA1 3UJ,MIDDX,ENGLAND
[2] ST MARYS HOSP,LONDON,ENGLAND
[3] NATL HOSP,LONDON WC1N 3BG,ENGLAND
来源
MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH | 1992年 / 13卷 / 1-2期
关键词
PRION PROTEIN; CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE; TRANSMISSIBLE DEMENTIA; SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY;
D O I
10.1016/0169-328X(92)90056-H
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Following our previous report of an 144-bp insertion in the open reading frame of the prion protein (PrP) gene, we have now identified a larger, 216-bp, insertion in the gene. The insertion which is in frame encodes 9 extra octapeptide repeat sequences in addition to the 5 repeats normally present and represents the largest insertion so far detected in the PrP gene.
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页码:155 / 157
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