Orphanet Rare Disease Ontology

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Preferred Name

Acquired Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Synonyms
Definitions

A group of human prion diseases characterized by progressive, invariably fatal neurodegeneration resulting from accidental transmission of prions. The group comprises iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), which results from transmission of CJD prions in the course of medical procedures or treatments, and variant CJD (transmission via consumption of products from prion-diseased cows or via blood transfusion from an affected individual).
ID

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_454700
definition

A group of human prion diseases characterized by progressive, invariably fatal neurodegeneration resulting from accidental transmission of prions. The group comprises iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), which results from transmission of CJD prions in the course of medical procedures or treatments, and variant CJD (transmission via consumption of products from prion-diseased cows or via blood transfusion from an affected individual).
definition_citation

Orphanet
expertlink

https://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?lng=en&Expert=454700
has_age_of_onset

All ages
has_inheritance

Not applicable
hasDbXref

OMIM:123400

UMLS:C5681100
label

Acquired Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
notation

ORPHA:454700

Clinical group
prefixIRI

ORDO:Orphanet_454700
prefLabel

Acquired Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
present_in

Europe AND has_point_prevalence_range : Unknown
subClassOf

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_557492

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_576360

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_306695
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