The prion protein (PrP) is central to the prion diseases, although a role in other neurodegenerative diseases has been postulated. A common polymorphism (Met or Val) at codon 129 of the PrP gene (PRNP) features promin...
Objective: To investigate abnormal prion protein (PrP) deposition in the perip heral nervous system (PNS) in human prion diseases. Methods: Eight patients with prion diseases were examined:three with sporadic Creutzfe...
Objective: To assess cognitive function in variant Creutzfe- ldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). We describe the neuropsychological profiles of 10 c ases and compare these data with cross sectional data obtained from patients w...