Early pathologic and biochemical changes in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: Study of brain biopsies

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Castellani, R [1 ]
Parchi, P [1 ]
Stahl, J [1 ]
Capellari, S [1 ]
Cohen, M [1 ]
Gambetti, P [1 ]
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[1] CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIV,DEPT NEUROL,CLEVELAND,OH 44106
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10.1212/WNL.46.6.1690
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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We examined brain biopsy tissue fi om five patients with a neurologic syndrome consistent with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease using Western blot analysis and immunohistochemistry for the detection of protease-resistant prion protein, in addition to histopathologic examination. Our results indicate that the formation of protease-resistant prion protein is an early event in disease pathogenesis and Western blot analysis can detect protease-resistant prion protein in the absence of structural lesions using a small amount of brain biopsy tissue.
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