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Age-Period-Cohort Analysis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in Israel (1985-2019).
The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ - 1 Sept 2026
Balash Yacov, Kahana Esther, Gilad Ronit, Eilam Anda, Korczyn Amos D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although the epidemiology of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in Israel has been studied extensively, it is unknown whether its incidence is mainly a result of vertical transmission due to the high penetrance of the E200K mutation in patients with familial CJD (f-CJD) compared to sporadic CJD (s-CJD), or whether there are other yet undiscovered contributing factors. OBJECTIVES: To conduct an...
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- Humans
- Israel
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome
- Incidence
- Female
- Cohort Studies
- Male
