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Results 1 - 10 of 11 for Kuru
  1. Kuru 
    Kuru is a disease of the nervous system. ... Kuru is a very rare disease. It is caused by an infectious protein (prion) found in contaminated ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001379.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Kuru From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)  
    Degenerative Nerve Diseases/Specifics ... Degenerative Nerve Diseases ... Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease/Related Issues ... Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease ... National Institute of ...
    https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/kuru - External Health Links
  3. Prion disease 
    ... example of an acquired human prion disease is kuru, which was identified in the South Fore population ... acquired, and iatrogenic forms of prion disease, including kuru and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, are not inherited. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/prion-disease - Genetics
  4. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare, degenerative brain disorder. Symptoms usually start around age 60. Memory problems, behavior changes, vision problems, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/creutzfeldtjakobdisease.html - Health Topics
  5. Degenerative Nerve Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    Degenerative nerve diseases affect many of your body's activities, such as balance, movement, talking, breathing, and heart function. Many of these diseases are genetic. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/degenerativenervediseases.html - Health Topics
  6. Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Prion Diseases) From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)  
    Degenerative Nerve Diseases/Specifics ... Degenerative Nerve Diseases ... Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease/Start Here ... Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease ... National Institute of Neurological ...
    https://www.ninds.nih.gov/...ansmissible-spongiform-encephalopathies - External Health Links
  7. Complete plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 deficiency 
    ... 00460-4. Citation on PubMed Yasar Yildiz S, Kuru P, Toksoy Oner E, Agirbasli M. Functional stability ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...sminogen-activator-inhibitor-1-deficiency - Genetics
  8. SERPINE1 gene 
    ... 01834.x. Citation on PubMed Yasar Yildiz S, Kuru P, Toksoy Oner E, Agirbasli M. Functional stability ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/serpine1 - Genetics
  9. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease 
    ... prions, including: Chronic wasting disease (found in deer) Kuru (affected mostly women in New Guinea who ate ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000788.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Disease From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)  
    Genetic Brain Disorders/Specifics ... Genetic Brain Disorders ... Degenerative Nerve Diseases/Specifics ... Degenerative Nerve Diseases ... National Institute of Neurological ...
    https://www.ninds.nih.gov/.../gerstmann-straussler-scheinker-disease - External Health Links
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