Amyloid-β pathology and cerebral amyloid angiopathy are frequent in iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease after dural grafting

Amyloid-β pathology and cerebral amyloid angiopathy are frequent in iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease after dural grafting

QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY: Alzheimer-type amyloid-β (Aβ) pathology was reported in brains of individuals developing iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (iCJD) after treatment with human cadaveric growth hormone, and interpreted as evidence of human transmission of Aβ by the treatment. Here we investi...

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Main Authors: Karl Frontzek, Mirjam I. Lutz, Adriano Aguzzi, Gabor G. Kovacs, Herbert Budka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2016-01-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
Subjects:
Alzheimer pathology
amyloid-beta
beta
Creutzfeldt
dural grafting
grafting
Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/2142

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