De novo seven extra repeat expanded mutation in the PRNP gene in an Italian patient with early onset dementia

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2007 Dec;78(12):1411-3. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.121137. Epub 2007 Aug 6.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain / metabolism
  • Codon / genetics
  • DNA Repeat Expansion / genetics*
  • Dementia / diagnosis*
  • Dementia / genetics*
  • Early Diagnosis*
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / pharmacokinetics
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Italy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Pedigree
  • Point Mutation / genetics*
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / genetics
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Prion Proteins
  • Prions / genetics*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / pharmacokinetics

Substances

  • Codon
  • PRNP protein, human
  • Prion Proteins
  • Prions
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18