CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME OF GENETIC ORIGIN: SERIES OF CASES IN THE ARGENTINIAN PATAGONIA

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is an uncommon neurodegenerative disorder with an incidence of 1 per 1,000,000 in humans per year, typically characterized by rapidly progressive dementia, ataxia, myoclonus and behavioral changes. Genetic prion diseases, which develop due to a mutation in the prion p...

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Main Authors: Exeni Díaz G., Costa M., Salman J., Ávila S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Argentina de Genética 2020-07-01
Series:BAG. Journal of Basic and Applied Genetics
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Online Access:https://sag.org.ar/jbag/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/BAG_VXXXI_1_2020_ART1_WEB.pdf