Genetic Risk Factors of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in the Population of Newborns in Slovakia
Genetic Risk Factors of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in the Population of Newborns in Slovakia
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Switzerland: MDPI AG
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The most frequent human prion disease is Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). It occurs as sporadic (sCJD), genetic (gCJD), iatrogenic (iCJD) form and as variant CJD. The genetic form represents about 10-15% of confirmed cases worldwide, in Slovakia as much as 65-75%. Focal accumulation of gCJD was confirmed in Orava region. The most common point mutat...
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Genetic Risk Factors of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in the Population of Newborns in Slovakia
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_d6443fb2ade14f879c5622a7255294b8
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_d6443fb2ade14f879c5622a7255294b8
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2076-0817
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2076-0817
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10.3390/pathogens10040435
