The epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory features of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease patients in China: surveillance data from 2006 to 2010.

BACKGROUND: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare, rapidly progressive fatal central nervous system disorder, which consists of three main catalogues: sporadic, familial, and iatrogenic CJD. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In China, the surveillance for CJD started in 2006, covering 12 provincia...

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Main Authors: Chen Gao, Qi Shi, Chan Tian, Cao Chen, Jun Han, Wei Zhou, Bao-Yun Zhang, Hui-Ying Jiang, Jin Zhang, Xiao-Ping Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3164193?pdf=render