The presence of valine at residue 129 in human prion protein accelerates amyloid formation.
The polymorphism at residue 129 of the human PRNP gene modulates disease susceptibility and the clinico-pathological phenotypes in human transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. The molecular mechanisms by which the effect of this polymorphism are mediated remain unclear. It has been shown that th...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2005
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