Laboratory Diagnosis of Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease
Laboratory Diagnosis of Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease
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Laboratory Diagnosis of Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease
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United States: Massachusetts Medical Society
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The New England journal of medicine, 2022-04, Vol.386 (14), p.1345-1350
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English
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United States: Massachusetts Medical Society
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The diagnosis of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease has advanced from detection of characteristic EEG and MRI features to include the detection in CSF of 14-3-3 protein and, with the use of RT-QuIC assays, of abnormally folded prion protein, with close to 100% sensitivity and specificity.
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Laboratory Diagnosis of Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2648064816
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2648064816
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ISSN
0028-4793
E-ISSN
1533-4406
DOI
10.1056/NEJMra2119323
