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Familial prion diseases in the Basque Country (Spain).
Neuroepidemiology - 1 Jan 2005
Zarranz Juan J, Digon Anton, Atarés Begoña, Arteagoitia José M, Carrera Nieves, Fernández-Manchola Iñaki, Fernández-Martínez Manuel, Fernández-Maiztegui Covadonga, Forcadas Isabel, Galdos Luis, Ibáñez Agustín, Lezcano Elena, Martí-Massó José F, Mendibe María M, Urtasun Miguel, Uterga Juan M, Saracibar Nieves, Velasco Fernando, González de Galdeano Luis
Abstract excerpt
In 1995, a surveillance system for prion diseases was set up in the Basque Country, an autonomous region in northern Spain (2.1 million inhabitants). In the period from January 1993 to December 2003, we diagnosed 21 patients with familial prion diseases prospectively and another 4 patients retrospectively. They represent 35% of all the cases referred to the epidemiological registry. Two main possible explanations...
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