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Mother with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and daughter with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
Archives of neurology - 1 Dec 1999
Worrall B B, Rowland L P, Del Bene M, Leung D, Chin S S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To describe a mother who had autopsy-proved amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and her daughter who had clinically diagnosed Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. DESIGN: Case reports with molecular genetic analyses. SETTING: A tertiary care center. PATIENTS: The mother had progressive upper and lower motor neuron symptoms and signs starting at the age of 54 years. Electrophysiological testing supported the diagnosis...
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