Abstract
During the last year the knowledge of the transmission of prion diseases has increased. New diagnostic methods were developed: investigation of cerebrospinal fluid for the 14-3-3 protein and tonsillar biopsy to detect protease resistant prion protein. Indirect evidence of a causal relation between new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (nvCJ) and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is accumulating, although epidemiological data do not indicate that the incidence of CJ is increasing
Original language | Undefined/Unknown |
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Pages (from-to) | 613-615 |
Journal | Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde |
Volume | 141 |
Issue number | 13 |
Publication status | Published - 1997 |
Keywords
- dutch