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Trends in mortality from sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in France 1992-7.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Jun 2000
d'Aignaux J H, Laplanche J L, Delasnerie-Lauprêtre N, Brandel J P, Peoc'h K, Salomon D, Hauw J J, Alpérovitch A
Abstract excerpt
This study examined trends in mortality from sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in France for 1992-7 by age, genotype at the codon 129 of the prion protein gene, and geographical area. Case ascertainment was based on notifications by neurologists, neuropathologists, and laboratories; 324 deaths from definite or probable Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease were registered during the study period. The yearly number of deaths...
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