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. 1979 Feb;29(2):225-31.
doi: 10.1212/wnl.29.2.225.

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: familial clustering among Libyan-born Israelis

R H Neugut, A I Neugut, E Kahana, Z Stein, M Alter

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: familial clustering among Libyan-born Israelis

R H Neugut et al. Neurology. 1979 Feb.

Abstract

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease was studied among Libyan-born Israelis, in whom the disease appears with unusual frequency. Interviews with relatives of deceased victims revealed statistically significant clustering within families. The results suggest either a common source of exposure or a genetic influence on susceptibility to the virus.

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