SCREENING FOR GENETIC CHANGES AND CODON 129 POLYMORPHISM IN PRNP GENE IN HEALTHY SLOVENIAN POPULATION AND SPORADIC CASES OF CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE

SCREENING FOR GENETIC CHANGES AND CODON 129 POLYMORPHISM IN PRNP GENE IN HEALTHY SLOVENIAN POPULATION AND SPORADIC CASES OF CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE

<p>Background. Prion protein has an important role in development of prion diseases, fatal neurodegenerative disorders. As the codon 129 genotype of the prion protein gene (PRNP) is a known susceptibility factor for the diseases, we wanted to determine its distribution in healthy Slovenian pop...

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Main Authors: Sava Smerkolj, Mara Popović, Damjan Glavač
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2004-11-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
Subjects:
prion diseases
PRNP
codon 129
silent genetic changes
CJD susceptibility
Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/2372

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