Medical Hypotheses
Volume 65, Issue 5 , Pages 865-867, 2005

The codon for the methionine at position 129 (M129) in the human prion protein provides an alternative initiation site for translation and renders individuals homozygous for M129 more susceptible to prion disease

Marine Science Institute, College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman, 1101 Quezon City, Philippines

Received 23 May 2005; accepted 6 June 2005. published online 04 August 2005.

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PII: S0306-9877(05)00297-5

doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2005.06.006

Medical Hypotheses
Volume 65, Issue 5 , Pages 865-867, 2005

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