Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
- CDC information: Classic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
- CDC information: Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: About 5 to 10 percent of cases in the United States are hereditary. In hereditary Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease , the person has a family history of the disease and/or tests positive for a genetic mutation associated with disease
- 15 genes have been reported with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, including 2 genomewide association studies/ The most known gene is the prion protein PRNP. To find out more, visit the HuGE Navigator
- Genetic variation in prion protein PRNP has been associated with several human diseases. To find out more, visit the HuGENavigator
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