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[vCJD epidemiology in France].
Transfusion clinique et biologique : journal de la Societe francaise de transfusion sanguine - 1 Nov 2006
Brandel J-P, Salomon D, Alpérovitch A
Abstract excerpt
Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) is the only form of prion diseases linked to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). The disease was first described in the United-Kingdom (UK) and France is the second affected country with 21 cases. Clinical, genetic and neuropathological features are the same in both countries. Comparison of the total number of cases in France and in the UK, according to dates of onset,...
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