Similarities of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Strain in Mother and Son in Spain to UK Reference Case
We investigated transmission characteristics of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a mother and son from Spain. Despite differences in patient age and disease manifestations, we found the same strain properties in these patients as in UK vCJD cases. A single strain of agent appears to be responsib...
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doaj-b620a24940044c778625fd4f6dd6bdbf2020-11-25T00:38:19ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592017-09-012391593159610.3201/eid2309.170159Similarities of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Strain in Mother and Son in Spain to UK Reference CaseAbigail B. DiackAileen BoyleDiane RitchieChris PlinstonDorothy KisielewskiJesús de Pedro-CuestaAlberto RábanoRobert G. WillJean C. MansonWe investigated transmission characteristics of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a mother and son from Spain. Despite differences in patient age and disease manifestations, we found the same strain properties in these patients as in UK vCJD cases. A single strain of agent appears to be responsible for all vCJD cases to date.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/9/17-0159_articleprionstrainvariant Creutzfeldt-Jakob diseasevCJDBSEtransmissible spongiform encephalopathy |
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Abigail B. Diack Aileen Boyle Diane Ritchie Chris Plinston Dorothy Kisielewski Jesús de Pedro-Cuesta Alberto Rábano Robert G. Will Jean C. Manson |
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Abigail B. Diack Aileen Boyle Diane Ritchie Chris Plinston Dorothy Kisielewski Jesús de Pedro-Cuesta Alberto Rábano Robert G. Will Jean C. Manson Similarities of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Strain in Mother and Son in Spain to UK Reference Case Emerging Infectious Diseases prion strain variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease vCJD BSE transmissible spongiform encephalopathy |
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Abigail B. Diack Aileen Boyle Diane Ritchie Chris Plinston Dorothy Kisielewski Jesús de Pedro-Cuesta Alberto Rábano Robert G. Will Jean C. Manson |
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Similarities of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Strain in Mother and Son in Spain to UK Reference Case |
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Similarities of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Strain in Mother and Son in Spain to UK Reference Case |
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Similarities of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Strain in Mother and Son in Spain to UK Reference Case |
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Similarities of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Strain in Mother and Son in Spain to UK Reference Case |
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Similarities of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Strain in Mother and Son in Spain to UK Reference Case |
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similarities of variant creutzfeldt-jakob disease strain in mother and son in spain to uk reference case |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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1080-6040 1080-6059 |
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2017-09-01 |
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We investigated transmission characteristics of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a mother and son from Spain. Despite differences in patient age and disease manifestations, we found the same strain properties in these patients as in UK vCJD cases. A single strain of agent appears to be responsible for all vCJD cases to date. |
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prion strain variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease vCJD BSE transmissible spongiform encephalopathy |
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