Encyclopedic Reference of Genomics and Proteomics in Molecular Medicine

2006 Edition
| Editors: Detlev Ganten, Klaus Ruckpaul, Walter Birchmeier, Jörg T. Epplen, Klaus Genser, Manfred Gossen, Birgit Kersten, Hans Lehrach, Hartmut Oschkinat, Patrizia Ruiz, Peter Schmieder, Erich Wanker, Christiane Nolte

vCJD

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29623-9_9106
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Definition

vCJD stands for the variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. This variant is most likely caused by the bovine spongioform encephalitis (BSE) agent, and probably transmitted by the consumption of contaminated food.

 Prion Diseases

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