Transmissible cerebral amyloidosis.
Transmissible cerebral amyloidosis occurs in three forms-sporadic, iatrogenic, and familial. Clinical and epidemiological aspects of sporadic disease are briefly described, followed by an up-to-date review of the increasing numbers and varieties of iatrogenic and mutation-positive familial cases.
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Laboratory of CNS Studies, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md, USA.
D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans