CAN LOSS-OF-FUNCTION PRION-RELATED DISEASES EXIST

Authors
SAMAIA HB BRENTANI RR
Citation
Hb. Samaia et Rr. Brentani, CAN LOSS-OF-FUNCTION PRION-RELATED DISEASES EXIST, Molecular psychiatry, 3(3), 1998, pp. 196-197
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Neurosciences,Biology
Journal title
Molecular psychiatry → ACNP
ISSN journal
13594184
Volume
3
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
196 - 197
Database
ISI
SICI code
1359-4184(1998)3:3<196:CLPDE>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Discovery of mutations of the PrnP gene without typical plaque formati on and the characterization of two prion receptors led us to postulate a new class of prion-related disease: 'loss of function'.