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Genetic Prion Disease: Insight from the Features and Experience of China National Surveillance for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.
Neuroscience bulletin - 1 Nov 2021
Shi Qi, Chen Cao, Xiao Kang, Zhou Wei, Gao Li-Ping, Chen Dong-Dong, Wu Yue-Zhang, Wang Yuan, Hu Chao, Gao Chen, Dong Xiao-Ping
Abstract excerpt
Human genetic prion diseases (gPrDs) are directly associated with mutations and insertions in the PRNP (Prion Protein) gene. We collected and analyzed the data of 218 Chinese gPrD patients identified between Jan 2006 and June 2020. Nineteen different subtypes were identified and gPrDs accounted for 10.9% of all diagnosed PrDs within the same period. Some subtypes of gPrDs showed a degree of geographic...
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