The First Sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease Case with a Rare Molecular Subtype VV1 and 1-Octapeptide Repeat Deletion in <i>PRNP</i>

The First Sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease Case with a Rare Molecular Subtype VV1 and 1-Octapeptide Repeat Deletion in <i>PRNP</i>

In the present manuscript, we report the clinical presentation and challenging diagnostic work-up of a sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease patient with confirmed VV1 subtype and heterozygous 1-octapeptide repeat deletion in the prion protein gene. The described patient was a 58-year-old woman. Intere...

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Main Authors: Aušrinė Areškevičiūtė, Eva Løbner Lund, Sabina Capellari, Piero Parchi, Christian Tersbøl Pinkowsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
1-OPRD
VV1
sporadic prion disease
prions
58-year-old female patient
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/10/2061

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