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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Main Authors:	Abigail B. Diack, Aileen Boyle, Diane Ritchie, Chris Plinston, Dorothy Kisielewski, Jesús de Pedro-Cuesta, Alberto Rábano, Robert G. Will, Jean C. Manson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-09-01
Series:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	prion strain variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease vCJD BSE transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
Online Access:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/9/17-0159_article

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spelling	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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spellingShingle	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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title	Similarities of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Strain in Mother and Son in Spain to UK Reference Case
title_short	Similarities of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Strain in Mother and Son in Spain to UK Reference Case
title_full	Similarities of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Strain in Mother and Son in Spain to UK Reference Case
title_fullStr	Similarities of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Strain in Mother and Son in Spain to UK Reference Case
title_full_unstemmed	Similarities of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Strain in Mother and Son in Spain to UK Reference Case
title_sort	similarities of variant creutzfeldt-jakob disease strain in mother and son in spain to uk reference case
publisher	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series	Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn	1080-6040 1080-6059
publishDate	2017-09-01
description	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.
topic	prion strain variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease vCJD BSE transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
url	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/9/17-0159_article
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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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