First report of polymorphisms in the prion-like protein gene (PRND): implications for human prion diseases
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Acknowledgements
We are grateful to the neurologists and neuropathologists who provided the cases on which this study was based. We also thank the families of the patients who supported part of this study. Dr TH Pringle is acknowledged for his suggestions at the early phase of the work. This study was supported by The Programme Interministériel de Recherche sur les ESST et les Prions.
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