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Results 1 - 2 of 2 for Variant "Creutzfeldt-Jakob" disease
  1. ... to PrPSc from an outside source. For example, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) is a type of acquired prion disease ... iatrogenic forms of prion disease, including kuru and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, are not inherited. Inherited human transmissible spongiform encephalopathies ...
  2. ... of HDL1. More About This Health Condition Many variants in the PRNP gene have been identified in people with familial forms of prion disease, including Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome (GSS), and ...