Study protocol for enhanced CJD surveillance in the 65+ years population group in Scotland: an observational neuropathological screening study of banked brain tissue donations for evidence of prion disease

INTRODUCTION: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a human prion disease that occurs in sporadic, genetic and acquired forms. Variant CJD (vCJD) is an acquired form first identified in 1996 in the UK. To date, 178 cases of vCJD have been reported in the UK, most of which have been associated with diet...

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Autores principales: Peden, Alexander Howard, Kanguru, Lovney, Ritchie, Diane L, Smith, Colin, Molesworth, Anna M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
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Public Health
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6830687/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31662408
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033744

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6830687/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31662408
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033744

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