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The Risk of Transmission of Genetic Prion Diseases is Greater Than 50.
European journal of neurology - 1 Dec 2025
Kortazar-Zubizarreta Izaro, Manero-Azua Africa, Eraña Hasier, Aguire Urko, Castilla Joaquín, Perez de Nanclares Guiomar
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BACKGROUND: Inherited prion diseases follow autosomal dominant inheritance with a theoretical 50% transmission risk per pregnancy. Transmission ratio distortion (TRD)-deviation from expected Mendelian ratios-has been documented in other genetic disorders but never systematically studied in prionopathies. We aimed to determine whether TRD occurs in families with inherited prion diseases-specifically familial...
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