[Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: phenotypic variability].

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Prion disease are characterized by cerebral deposition of an abnormal protease-resistant isoform of a membrane-bound glycoprotein called prion protein. Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJDs) is the most frequent, accounting for approximately 85% of all human prion disease. The identification of a new variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease has reinforced the need for a detailed analysis of phenotypic variability...

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