First report of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease occurring in 2 siblings unexplained by PRNP mutation

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 838-841

  Webb, Thomas E F ^a,b   Pal, Suvankar ^a,b   Siddique, Durrenajaf ^a,b   Heaney, Dominic C ^a   Linehan, Jacqueline M ^b   Wadsworth, Jonathan D F ^b   Joiner, Susan ^b   Beck, Jon ^b   Wroe, Stephen J ^a   Stevenson, Valerie ^a   Brandner, Sebastian ^a   Mead, Simon ^a   Collinge, John ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Creutzfeldt Jakob disease; Prion; Prion protein gene

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN; PRNP PROTEIN, HUMAN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE AGENT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SIBLING; BRAIN; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN; CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; PRIONS; PRPSC PROTEINS; SIBLINGS;

EID: 52649142848     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NEN.0b013e318182f36e     Document Type: Article

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