Emerging Infectious Diseases
Emerging Infectious Diseases
5 years ago

Similarities of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Strain in Mother and Son in Spain to UK Reference Case.

Diack AB, Will RG, de Pedro-Cuesta J, Boyle A, Rábano A, Kisielewski D, Manson JC, Plinston C, Ritchie D
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.

Publisher URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28820380

DOI: PubMed:28820380

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