Neuropathology of the new variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
*Correspondencia: Dra. Isabel Gonzalo. Banco de Tejidos para Investi- gación Neurológica. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. E-28040 Madrid.
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Identification in the United Kingdom of cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease with clinical, genetic, neuropathological and phenotype characteristics different from those previously reported, together with its relation to bovine spongiform encephalopathy led to the establishment of a new condition known as a new variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. In this article we describe the neuropathology and immunohistochemistry of the prion protein involved.