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The epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory features of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease patients in China: surveillance data from 2006 to 2010.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Gao Chen, Shi Qi, Tian Chan, Chen Cao, Han Jun, Zhou Wei, Zhang Bao-Yun, Jiang Hui-Ying, Zhang Jin, Dong Xiao-Ping
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare, rapidly progressive fatal central nervous system disorder, which consists of three main catalogues: sporadic, familial, and iatrogenic CJD. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In China, the surveillance for CJD started in 2006, covering 12 provincial Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCs) and 15 hospitals. From 2006 to 2010, 624 suspected patients were...
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