Background: Up to 15% of cases of prion diseases are due to the autosomal dominant inheritance of coding PRNP mutations. Objective: To describe the unique clinical and genetic findings in a family of East Indian origin with autosomal dominant inheritance of a novel PRNP mutation. Design: Detailed neurological examination and sequencing analysis of the MAPT and PRNP genes.
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