Jump to content

CJD variants and their different symptoms?

jsmith613
in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Featured Replies

CJD is an example of a disease caused by the misfolding of the protein PrP©

I have been researching this disease somewhat and have discovered there are several variants including sporadic CJD and variant CJD.


It appears that the different variants of the disease have different risk factors and different physiological effects. Given that they are all caused by the misfolding of the same protein - PrP© - I was hoping someone could explain to me why the physiological effects of each variant differ in some respects [including:median age of death, duration of illness and some clinical signs/symptoms]


thanks

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.

Configure browser push notifications
Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.