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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in a Recipient of Human Pituitary-Derived Gonadotrophin:A Second Case
JNNP 55:1094-1095, Cochius,J.I.,et al, 1992
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Article Abstract
A 44 year old female presented with a progressive cerebellar disturbance approximately 13 years after receiving human pituitary derived gonadotrophin injections as a treatment for infertility.The patient died approximately nine months later.Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease was confirmed at necropsy.This is the second reported case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a recipient of human derived gonadotrophin.
 
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