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Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease
MessageCreutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is among the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE), a group of progressive and fatal neurological diseases caused by "prions" which are resistant to chemical and physical disinfection. No tissues from known or suspected cases of CJD will be handled, processed or tested by Sierra Pathology Lab, regardless of tissue type. Autopsies will not be performed on known or suspected cases of CJD.
Test Code
CJD
Clinical Significance
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
https://www.cdc.gov/prions/cjd/index.html
California CJD Surveillance Project
Performing Laboratory
National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center
Institute of Pathology
Case Western Reserve University
2085 Adelbert Road, Room 419
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-4907
Tel: 216-368-0587
Fax: 216-368-4090
Email: cjdsurveillance@uhhospitals.org
https://case.edu/medicine/pathology/divisions/prion-center
