CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE - ALTERATION IN GANGLIOSIDE SPHINGOSINE IN THE BRAIN OF A PATIENT

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TAMAI, Y
OHTANI, Y
MIURA, S
NARITA, Y
IWATA, T
KAIYA, H
NAMBA, M
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[1] 2ND NATL TOKYO HOSP, DEPT PSYCHIAT, TOKYO 152, JAPAN
[2] GIFU UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT NEUROPSYCHIAT, KAKAMIGAHARA, GIFU 504, JAPAN
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10.1016/0304-3940(79)90060-0
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Q189 [神经科学];
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071006 ;
摘要
Gangliosides isolated from the brain of patients with Creutzfelt-Jakob (C-J) disease were analyzed. The ganglioside current was abnormally low, and the percentage distributions of individual gangliosides and the long-chain base compositions were abnormal. The C20-sphingosine contents of all the ganglioside fractions were low. Abnormalities in ganglioside long-chain bases in adult human brain have been reported previously only in patients with inherited metabolic disorders. These abnormalities in C-J disease seem to be closely related to the cause of the disease. © 1979.
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