[Creutzfeld-Jakob disease].

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Described in the early 1920s in Germany, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease now comprises 4 entities: 1. familial forms are linked to mutations of the gene coding for prion protein (about 8% of the cases); 2. iatrogenic forms are due to interventions using contaminated material or human extracts (about 5% of the cases); 3. sporadic forms represent the majority of the cases (about 87%) without any established explanation;...

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