Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease associated with a T188K homozygous mutation in the prion protein gene: a case report and review of the literature.

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Genetic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (gCJD) is a prion disease caused by mutations in the prion protein gene (PRNP). It has an autosomal dominant inheritance, so gCJD with homozygous mutations is extremely rare, and the influence of homozygous mutations on the gCJD phenotype is unknown. We describe the clinical and laboratory features of a patient with a PRNP T188K homozygous mutation and perform a literature review...

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