Study protocol for enhanced CJD surveillance in the 65+ years population group in Scotland: an obser...
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
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England: British Medical Journal Publishing Group
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IntroductionCreutzfeldt-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 dietary exposure to the bovine spongiform encephalopathy...
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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
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_7cb4bf86f6a5413b90c8f6341242191f
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_7cb4bf86f6a5413b90c8f6341242191f
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2044-6055
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2044-6055
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10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033744
