New biomarker for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease -- human form of 'mad cow' disease

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New biomarker for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease -- human form of 'mad cow' disease

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Researchers have identified the first disease-specific biomarker for sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD), a universally fatal, degenerative brain disease for which there is no cure. sCJD is one of the causes of dementia and typically leads to death within a year of disease onset.

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