Abstract
We report here PrP-immunohistochemistry performed on brains from CJD cases from Poland. Only one of five definitive CJD cases exhibited typical PrP-immunoreactive kuru-like plaques and this was case of a short duration. We thus confirm the low frequency of PrP plaques in CJD of Eastern and Central European origin.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Brain / metabolism*
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / epidemiology
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / metabolism*
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Female
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Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Disease / metabolism
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Humans
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Immunohistochemistry
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Middle Aged
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Poland / epidemiology
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PrPSc Proteins
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Prions / metabolism*