Increased frequency of positive family history of dementia in sporadic CJD.

doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2007.07.014

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Increased frequency of positive family history of dementia in sporadic CJD.

Neurobiology of aging - 1 Apr 2009

Krasnianski Anna, von Ahsen Nicolas, Heinemann Uta, Meissner Bettina, Schulz-Schaeffer Walter J, Kretzschmar Hans A, Armstrong Victor W, Zerr Inga

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OBJECTIVE: To analyze whether a positive family history of dementia (PFHD) is more common in sporadic CJD (sCJD) than in healthy/population controls and to study associated risk factors. PATIENTS/METHODS: Six hundred and eighty-five sCJD patients and 659 sex-/age-matched controls were included. A...

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